Plotting OCH

For John, BLUF:  It seems The Was Post thinks that the Occupy Capitol Hill movement was a plot planned out days in advance, rather than a mob reaction to a President Trump speech  Insurrection, yes, but not well planned out.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Now the Washington Post Admits Trump Did Not Incite the Capitol Riot

From PJ Media, by Reporter Matt Margolis, 20 January 2021, 2:57 PM.

Here is the lede plus six:

With the second bogus impeachment in the books, the Washington Post has finally seen fit to admit that President Trump did not incite the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 with his speech, acknowledging that it was, in fact, planned in advance.

The article, published Tuesday, the day before Biden’s inauguration, declares in its headline “Self-styled militia members planned on storming the U.S. Capitol days in advance of Jan. 6 attack, court documents say” and opens with the following paragraphs.

Self-styled militia members from Virginia, Ohio and other states made plans to storm the U.S. Capitol days in advance of the Jan. 6 attack, and then communicated in real time as they breached the building on opposite sides and talked about hunting for lawmakers, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

While authorities have charged more than 100 individuals in the riot, details in the new allegations against three U.S. military veterans offer a disturbing look at what they allegedly said to one another before, during and after the attack — statements that indicate a degree of preparation and determination to rush deep into the halls and tunnels of Congress to make “citizens’ arrests” of elected officials.

  U.S. authorities charged an apparent leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group, Thomas Edward Caldwell, 66, of Berryville, Va., in the attack, alleging that the Navy veteran helped organize a ring of dozens who coordinated their movements as they “stormed the castle” to disrupt the confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.

Several paragraphs later, here’s what the authors of the article concede:

The arrests this weekend of several people with alleged ties to far-right extremist groups, including the Oath Keepers, the Proud Boys and the Three Percenters, suggest that the riot was not an entirely impulsive outburst of violence but an event instigated or exploited by organized groups.  Hours of video posted on social media and pored over by investigators have focused on individuals in military-style gear moving together.

So it wasn't Trump's fault?  Does that mean his Impeachment was a mistake?  Does Speaker Nancy "Ahab" Pelosi know this?.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff