Jan 6 riots

The investigation of what happened in Washington DC on January, 6 is still ongoing but a number of facts have been presented which together paint a different picture of what the original reports portrayed. First off the remark that Trump made that caused people to riot was,"We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore," This was on the news daily and the concern was the use of the word,"fight". In the same speech Trump said, I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. This line is rarely quoted. An estimated 40,000 people attended the rally which was expected to be much like the other 320 rallies so there was no need to have special police. It appears that some 800 invaded the capitol and so far 300 have been arrested and charged. Five people died, three of whom were Trump supporters, one police officer and one woman who was unarmed and shot by a police officer. Early reports said that weapons were found and here is the latest list. Some of the weapons that were confiscated had been seen being used inside the US Capitol including a baseball bat, a fire extinguisher, a wooden club, a spear, crutches, a flagpole, bear spray, mace, chemical irritants, stolen police shields, a wooden beam, a hockey stick, a stun gun, and knives. Jill Sanborn, assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, told a Senate committee that the FBI did not recover any guns at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot As the investigation continues it will evolve as is often the case. There is much to be learned as more information is uncovered. Stay tuned.