| | [[Lisa Fithian]], a long-time [[Democrat]] terror organizer and trainer including stints with [[Occupy Wall Street]], the Obama [[Ferguson Riots]] and various unions, said In the Zoom chat describing tools and tactics of the post election [[ShutDownDC]] operation: | | [[Lisa Fithian]], a long-time [[Democrat]] terror organizer and trainer including stints with [[Occupy Wall Street]], the Obama [[Ferguson Riots]] and various unions, said In the Zoom chat describing tools and tactics of the post election [[ShutDownDC]] operation: |
| | {{quotebox|"Whoever’s got the guns can win – let’s take over the buildings! We are going to be in a crisis but we want it to be one that we are creating. We want to make sure that we are on the offense and not the defense. We want them to be responding to us and not us responding to them."<ref>https://www.exposesunrise.com/</ref>}} | | {{quotebox|"Whoever’s got the guns can win – let’s take over the buildings! We are going to be in a crisis but we want it to be one that we are creating. We want to make sure that we are on the offense and not the defense. We want them to be responding to us and not us responding to them."<ref>https://www.exposesunrise.com/</ref>}} |
| − | While President Trump was addressing a crowd of peaceful protesters on the Ellipse of President's Park South a mile and half away from the Capitol building, and stressing the need for a peaceful assembly,<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/01/10/exactly-where-and-how-did-trump-incite-the-mob-n1328053</ref> Antifa terrorists were transported into the midst of a small group assembled outside the U.S. Capitol.<ref>https://archive.is/IiHln</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/L0xyqVMUh_E</ref> The U.S. Capital Police lifted the crowd barriers and allowed everyone to assemble on and near the Capitol steps. Some in the gathering crowd then started to attack the Police barrier lines at the Capitol steps and began assaulting the police. Antifa infiltrators, posing as Trump supporters, stormed the Capitol building and broke windows on the building to gain access.<ref>Dr. Rich Swier, https://drrichswier.com/2021/01/07/photos-reports-show-antifa-infiltrators-stormed-the-capitol-building/, January 7, 2021</ref><ref>Natalie Dagenhardt | Right Journalism, Video Surface Where Alleged Antifa Member Started Breaking Windows At Capitol And Trump Supporters Stopped The Attack, https://www.rightjournalism.com/video-surface-where-antifa-member-started-breaking-windows-at-capitol-and-trump-supporters-stopped-the-attack/, January 7, 2021</ref> Uniformed U.S. Capitol Police Officers opened the doors and then stood idly by, allowing the rioters to storm into the Capitol building.<ref>Vivek Saxena | BPR Business & Politics, Video of police appearing to open doors, let protesters into Capitol building is baffling, to say the least, https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/09/video-of-police-opening-doors-inviting-protesters-into-capitol-building-is-baffling-to-say-the-least-1014206/, January 9, 2021</ref> | + | While President Trump was addressing a crowd of peaceful protesters on the Ellipse of President's Park South a mile and half away from the Capitol building, and stressing the need for a peaceful assembly,<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/01/10/exactly-where-and-how-did-trump-incite-the-mob-n1328053</ref> Antifa terrorists were transported into the midst of a small group assembled outside the U.S. Capitol.<ref>https://archive.is/IiHln</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/L0xyqVMUh_E</ref> The U.S. Capital Police lifted the crowd barriers and allowed everyone to assemble on and near the Capitol steps. Some in the gathering crowd then started to attack the Police barrier lines at the Capitol steps and began assaulting the police. Antifa infiltrators, posing as Trump supporters, stormed the Capitol building and broke windows on the building to gain access.<ref>Dr. Rich Swier, https://drrichswier.com/2021/01/07/photos-reports-show-antifa-infiltrators-stormed-the-capitol-building/, January 7, 2021</ref><ref>Natalie Dagenhardt | Right Journalism, Video Surface Where Alleged Antifa Member Started Breaking Windows At Capitol And Trump Supporters Stopped The Attack, https://www.rightjournalism.com/video-surface-where-antifa-member-started-breaking-windows-at-capitol-and-trump-supporters-stopped-the-attack/, January 7, 2021</ref> Uniformed U.S. Capitol Police Officers opened the doors and then stood idly by, allowing the rioters and gathered Trump supporters into the Capitol building.<ref>Vivek Saxena | BPR Business & Politics, Video of police appearing to open doors, let protesters into Capitol building is baffling, to say the least, https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/09/video-of-police-opening-doors-inviting-protesters-into-capitol-building-is-baffling-to-say-the-least-1014206/, January 9, 2021</ref> |
| | According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', on Monday January 4, 2021 [[Capitol Police]] Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into [[Washington, D.C.]] in peaceful protest. Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. [[National Guard]] be placed on standby for quick backup. Sund said they turned him down.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html</ref> | | According to the ''[[Washington Post]]'', on Monday January 4, 2021 [[Capitol Police]] Chief Steven Sund was growing increasingly worried about the size of the pro-Trump crowds expected to stream into [[Washington, D.C.]] in peaceful protest. Sund asked House and Senate security officials for permission to request that the D.C. [[National Guard]] be placed on standby for quick backup. Sund said they turned him down.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html</ref> |