# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 176
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3509 "2022-08-22T14:07:39Z")
> [@](#): > > Johnson has acknowledged he was asked to pass an envelope with a slate of fake electors to then-Vice President [Mike Pence](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/mike-pence), but claimed he had absolutely no idea what was going on. Senator, I think the term you’re looking for is “bagman”. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3510 "2022-08-22T15:01:39Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Sounds like something a rapist would say. An overexcited rapist. In other news: [https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/politics/mike-pence-2024-january-6-committee-analysis/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/22/politics/mike-pence-2024-january-6-committee-analysis/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3511 "2022-08-22T16:32:26Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > I just thought that they were going in to do some banking. They said they just needed to run in to make a withdrawal. I think that I’ve seen at least one movie where this was initiation of the protagonist’s problems. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3512 "2022-08-22T17:13:03Z")
“I didn’t know it was a bank. I thought it was a McDonald’s. When they came out running they handed me a bag, and I assumed it was full of hamberders.” 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3513 "2022-08-23T09:54:44Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I didn’t know it was a bank. I thought it was a McDonald’s. When they came out running they handed me a bag, and I assumed it was full of hamberders.” 🤷 “It’s an honest mistake to make. I often go into stores to complain about something, only to be told ‘Sir, this is a Wendy’s’.” ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3514 "2022-08-31T02:32:12Z")
Four year sentence for Capitol rioter: > **[Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison](https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-prisons-congress-proud-boys-a3edd8bbd5c7262a5528284655d23c1b)** > > A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Proud Boy who got close to Sen. Schumer. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3515 "2022-08-31T21:10:09Z")
Me likey. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3516 "2022-09-01T20:30:22Z")
former nypd cop got 10 year sentence for assaulting officer at the capitol. he did not do well on the stand. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3517 "2022-09-01T21:14:42Z")
Here is a link to the story. > **[Former NYPD officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting a police...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/01/politics/nypd-officer-january-6-sentencing/index.html)** > > The sentence is the longest yet for any US Capitol rioter ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3518 "2022-09-01T21:44:51Z")
So this guy was one of the big agitators? One who turns an angry crowd into a violent crowd? He deserved more. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3519 "2022-09-01T21:54:19Z")
Thank you for your service… 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3520 "2022-09-01T23:52:27Z")
Trump should serve the same amount of time as all of these people combined. He started this mess and sent them to the Capitol. ---
**Author:** ![Loggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3521 "2022-09-04T16:09:39Z")
I wonder how many people would have died if the attack on democracy/congress would have happened with a group like BLM or ANTIFA. I think the bullets would fly more loosely against such a group, than white ultra nationalists… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3523 "2022-09-04T18:38:24Z")
That’s a given. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3524 "2022-09-04T20:40:57Z")
For one thing there would have been a whole lot more cops facing the protesters instead of participating on the rioters’ side. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3525 "2022-09-06T21:12:06Z")
“A Jan. 6 rioter turned in by his ex after he called her a “moron” because she didn’t believe Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on Tuesday.” Who’s the moron, again, Moron? > **[Jan. 6 Defendant Turned in by Ex He Called a ‘Moron' Gets 9 Months in Prison](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/jan-6-defendant-turned-in-by-ex-he-called-a-moron-gets-9-months-in-prison/2932546/)** > > A Jan. 6 rioter turned in by his ex after he called her a “moron” because she didn’t believe Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election was sentenced to nine months in federal prison on Tuesday. Richard Michetti of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty... ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3526 "2022-09-07T08:49:39Z")
I hope he doesn’t know where she lives. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3527 "2022-09-07T14:28:21Z")
I’m sure he does She told him she lives at 1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60613. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3528 "2022-09-07T15:09:10Z")
> [@Tatterdemalion](#): > > She told him she lives at 1060 W Addison St, Chicago, IL 60613. Is this a known Chicago joke answer? Because I had to look it up. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3529 "2022-09-07T15:10:12Z")
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