The murder beat
Capitol rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials”, federal prosecutors have claimed in a court filing. Prosecutors were asking for one of the rioters, Jacob Chansley, to be detained, stating that he left a note for the vice-president, Mike Pence, warning that “it’s only a matter of time, justice is coming”. Prosecutors and federal agents have started to bring more serious charges against the Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol, including charging a retired firefighter with throwing a fire extinguisher at a police officer’s head, and another with beating an officer with the pole of an American flag.
They will probably pay a higher price than the guy who told them to do it ever will.
Republicans who voted with the Democrats to impeach Trump are reportedly hiring armed escorts and buying body armour. “Our expectation is that somebody may try to kill us,” said Peter Meijer,a Michigan Republican who was one of 10 from his party to vote to impeach Trump on Wednesday.
All normal.
Hard to say whether Trump will pardon Viking-horn wearing Chansley.
On the one hand it’s good theater, will piss off the Democrats, and will earn wild praise from his base.
On the other hand, the Shaman was probably one of those embarrassing “low class” people Trump was reportedly grumbling about while he watched on tv.
At this point, I doubt I’m the only one hoping that Trump is in his bunker, and planning to take his Austrian predecessor’s way out.
@ #2: Nein, nein, nein!
tigger:
For some peculiar reason, SBS TV is running a documentary on the rise and fall of Hitler at the moment. Amazing how these coincidences happen.
https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/video/23317059593/The-Dark-Charisma-Of-Adolf-Hitler-S1-Ep1
Not ‘Viking.’ The bizarre headgear is Hollywood ‘Injun’ drag.
In John Roy Carlsons’ ‘Under Cover,’ (1943) he remarked on how often American Fascist groups employed Native America iconography in their kitschy graphics. The Silver Shirts, in particular, found a ‘native’ spokesman who they trucked out at their rallies.