A MATTER OF TIME / JUSTICE IS COMING.”[1] Some insurrectionists carried zip ties that could be used as handcuffs—apparently in anticipation of taking hostages.[2]
Meanwhile, the mob outside the building continued to attack the police and wreak havoc. Some erected a gallows directly outside of the Capitol.[3] Others disabled police vehicles, and still others left threatening messages for Members of Congress.[4] In a nearby pickup truck belonging to a Trump supporter who had driven to Washington for the day’s events, police discovered materials for making napalm-like explosives, a rifle, a shotgun, three pistols, five types of ammunition, a crossbow, several machetes, a stun gun, and smoke devices.[5] Police found two other explosive devices near the Capitol, outside the offices of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee.[6] Law enforcement is currently seeking more information on a hooded figure captured on camera transporting the suspected pipe bombs.[7] Provoked by President Trump’s statements at the rally, many insurrectionists who assaulted the Capitol proudly proclaimed that they were doing President Trump’s bidding. One told police officers that he came as part of a group of “patriots” “at the request of the President.”[8] In a livestreamed video from inside the Capitol, another declared that “[o]ur president wants us here.
- ↑ Id.
- ↑ Alexander Mallin & Ivan Pereira, Capitol Riot Suspects Who Allegedly Brought Zip Ties, Wore Tactical Gear Arrested, ABC News (Jan. 11, 2021).
- ↑ Azi Paybarah & Brent Lewis, Stunning Images as a Mob Storms the U.S. Capitol, N.Y. Times (Jan. 6, 2021).
- ↑ Id.
- ↑ Here Are Some of the People Charged Since a Mob Breached the Capitol, Wash. Post (Jan. 15, 2021).
- ↑ Michael Balsamo, Discovery of Pipe Bombs in DC Obscured by Riot at Capitol, Associated Press (Jan. 11, 2021).
- ↑ See DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept), Twitter (Jan. 8, 2021, 10:52 AM).
- ↑ Special Agent James Soltes Affidavit, at 3 (Jan. 8, 2021).
