Coalition of the Confused

Report: 2 Seattle police officers broke law during DC riots

SEATTLE (AP) - Two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., during the Jan. 6 insurrection were illegally trespassing on Capitol grounds while rioters stormed the building, but they lied about their actions, a police watchdog said in a report released Thursday.

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7/24/21

Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney , it was the most unlikely of toasts.

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7/26/21

The (Scytl) Hammer (mahjong54) said:
Sadly, there will. Democrats play way too nicely with the Trumpists.

Perhaps not...

Pelosi appoints 2nd GOP critic of Trump to Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named a second Republican critic of Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, to a special committee investigating the Capitol riot and pledged that the Democratic-majority panel will "get to the truth." Kinzinger said he "humbly accepted" the appointment even as his party's leadership is boycotting the inquiry.

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7/27/21

Police to detail violence, injuries at first Jan. 6 hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are launching their investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection Tuesday with a focus on the law enforcement officers who were attacked and beaten as the rioters broke into the building - an effort to put a human face on the violence of the day.

Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing

It had only been hinted at in previous public examinations of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection: Scores of rioters attacked police officers not just with makeshift weapons, stun guns and fists, but with racist slurs and accusations of treason.