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shape of a Trump campaign rally, with diehard
fans railing against 'emocrats, communists
and Antifa and chanting şStop the Steal.Š
şWe donŠt want to lose our country,Š said- ohn Waynesboro, 50, a mill operator from
Pennsylvania who walked with friends and
waved a bright yellow, ş'onŠt Tread on meŠ
ʀag. +e said he knew it was stolen because
şyou never see this kind of love pouring out for
a president as you do for President Trump.Š
2 ne man simply shouted conspiracy
theories as he made his way to the rally,
calling Chief -ustice Roberts şa pedo-
phileŠ and şa wolf in sheepŠs clothing.Š
Many, like -an Shefɿeld, 55, a stay-at-
home mom from eorgia, arrived on buses
after riding through the night. 'ecked out
in Trump buttons and holding Trump ʀags
attached to a ɿshing pole, she said she was
in Washington şto take our country back.Š
When asked who she and other protesters
were taking the country back from, Shefɿeld
fought tears as answered ş)rom the wicked,
those who want a socialist nation and those
that sold the 8 S to ChinaŜ' and R alike.Š
şIŠm from eorgia, and they stole our
two Senate seats,Š said Shefɿeld...şWe
are here to make sure that what hap-
pened in the presidential election
doesnŠt happen in *eorgia, too.Š”
There is still no ofɿcial tally of the size of
the crowd nor belief that a march on the
Capitol might include a violent takeover.9:44 AM: Mark Segraves, an NBC Wash-
ington reporter, tweets a video “)ederal
Bureau of Prison>s@ ofɿcers >in tactical gear@
deployed in 'C streets around '2- +4.”At 9:50 AM, Mark Balsamo of the AP
responds “The Bureau of Prisons said
yesterday the group of about 100 ofɿcers
sent to supplement the -ustice Protective
Service ofɿcers at '2- +4 şwill remain
in a reserve capacity unless needed by
the existing '2- security teams.Š”The camouʀage-clad team was clearly
in place to protect the Department, but
there is no evidence that BOP ofɿcers
assisted at the Capitol on January .9:51 AM: Igor Bobic of +ufɿngton Post
tweets “*onna be a long day,” posting
a picture showing protest signs pre-po-
sitioned outside the front of the Capi-
tol Building, waiting for protesters.The prohibitions—on backpacks, body ar-
mor, mace/pepper spray, etc.—is ignored
and never enforced. This is the ɿrst and
last public dispatch by the Secret Service
on January . Vice President Pence’s
protective detail accompanied him to
the Capitol and may have been present
to evacuate the two other Constitutional
successors to the presidency—Speaker
Nancy Pelosi and President pro tempore
of the Senate Chuck Grassley, but other
than that, a heavily armed Secret Service
special operations team would not arrive
at the Capitol until mid-afternoon.
8:36 AM: 'aniella 'ia] of CNN tweets
“... 9 ice President-elect Kamala +arris
will be on Capitol +ill today to fulɿll her
duties in the Senate, per a Senate aide.”
Sen. Harris was kept under wraps all day,
on Capitol Hill, to avoid her being a target.
9:01 AM: Michael Brice-Saddler of The
Washington Post tweets “ItŠs difɿcult to il-
lustrate just how dense this crowd of Trump
Supporters is in downtown '.C. hours be-
fore President Trump is expected to speak.”
(mily 'avies of The Washington Post
tweets at 9:03 AM from the rally “... 2 ne
man in the crowd turned to his friend
and said, şthey can come take my gun
one bullet at a time.Š Another marched
with a large camouʀage backpack and
a ʀag that said şCome and take it.Š”
9:09 AM: Republican Policy Commit-
tee Chairman Rep. *ary Palmer R-A/
tweets and issues a statement. “I have
concerns about how several states
conducted the 2020 election. So, IŠve
joined many colleagues in an intent to
reject some electors, where we think
a constitutional violation occurred.”
9:16 AM: At the ofɿcial opening of the
Save America Rally, Rep. Mo Brooks R-A/
speaks “Today is a time of choosing and
tomorrow is a time of ɿghting. Today is
also a day of revelation and separation...
Today is the day American patriots start
taking down names and kicking ass.”
Aaron Rupar of 9 ox News tweets “Mo
Brooks begins the Trump “Save America
Rally” on a profane and angry note.”
The Boston Globe later reports “The
streets outside the White +ouse took the
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