January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it – The Denver Post
January 6 crimes did happen. Court cases, video and thousands of pages of evidence prove it – The Denver Post
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and CAL WOODWARD WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day…
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That every voting American doesn't know the details of exactly how Donald Trump tried to steal the election and that the riot was only a small part of it is a huge failure of our press.
Small nit: it wasn't a riot. But agreed to all of the rest.
Yes it was.
Riot, noun
1 a: a violent public disorder
specifically : a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
1 b: public violence, tumult, or disorder
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riotIt was also an insurrection:
Insurrection, noun
1: an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insurrectionThe usual connotation for a riot is that it was unplanned.
The terrorist attack on the Capitol was gamed out for months beforehand.