Capitol rioters intended 'to capture and assassinate' lawmakers | First Thing
Federal prosecutors revealed that those who stormed the Capitol last week set out to capture and assassinate elected officials'. Plus, Ivanka Trump's secret service agents forced to relieve themselves in porta-potties
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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.
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