# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/602 "2021-01-13T22:56:25Z")
> [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > Can you imagine **any** political crime Trump could commit for which a decisive number of Republicans in Congress would vote to impeach him? Supporting gun control? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/603 "2021-01-13T23:02:19Z")
MLB says “enough”: > **[AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot](https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-sports-mlb-fbcdc982cd6d30381013cb7209d7c7a9)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week's invasion of the U... ---
**Author:** ![jacob\_wrestling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jacob\_wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacob_wrestling)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/604 "2021-01-13T23:13:25Z")
He is a vile, seditious, lying sack of shit. He is a traitor to our country and to our democracy. And he’s one of my senators 😡 ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/605 "2021-01-13T23:38:14Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > MLB says “enough”: > [AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot](https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-sports-mlb-fbcdc982cd6d30381013cb7209d7c7a9) All political contributions, not just to the scumbags who supported this coup? Both sides much? Fuck that. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/606 "2021-01-13T23:45:07Z")
> [@](#): > > “In light of the unprecedented events last week at the U.S. Capitol, MLB is suspending contributions from its Political Action Committee pending a review of our political contribution policy going forward,” the league said in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday. “pending a review” It’s far better than no gesture at all, isn’t it? ---
**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:** [January 13, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/607 "2021-01-13T23:50:51Z")
Well, this sounds interesting! [https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES/status/1349501179752042500](https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES/status/1349501179752042500) ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/608 "2021-01-13T23:58:04Z")
Yep, there’s also the “Rule of Law Defense Fund,” which is reportedly the 527 dark money association that bankrolled some of this shit. Channeling my inner Howard Baker, _"What did they know, and when did they know it?_" There’s absolutely an element of astroturf; it’s a question of whether they had reason to believe people would get hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/609 "2021-01-14T00:21:44Z")
> [@Chad\_Sudan](#): > > Can you imagine **any** political crime Trump could commit for which a decisive number of Republicans in Congress would vote to impeach him? As noted in another threat, he could shoot himself in the head. Then they _might_ impeach him for assassinating a tremendous President. ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/610 "2021-01-14T01:32:01Z")
The more corporations that get out of the business of political donations, the better. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/611 "2021-01-14T01:41:49Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Cudd gets chewed. Yay! I’ve been waiting for this one. She was so smug in her insistence that when she said “we did break down Speaker Pelosi’s door” that she didn’t mean _she_ did it but meant “we the people” did it, therefore she could not get in trouble. I’m sure the judge gave that excuse every bit of thought it deserved. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/612 "2021-01-14T01:53:51Z")
Two Rocky Mount, VA police officers were at the riot. They have been arrested and arraigned. > **[2 Rocky Mount police officers who were in Capitol during riot face federal...](https://roanoke.com/news/local/2-rocky-mount-police-officers-who-were-in-capitol-during-riot-face-federal-charges/article_756e0a1a-55c9-11eb-aac5-23258d074867.html)** > > The off-duty police officers from the small town of Rocky Mount were in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Now they face federal charges. Check this out (bolding mine): > [@](#): > > Magistrate Judge Robert Ballou described the charges and ordered the two men released on $15,000 unsecured bonds. Court papers said they were arrested Wednesday. > > Robertson and Fracker are arranging for attorneys, but that process was incomplete Wednesday. They did not enter pleas. > > They were ordered to stay away from any public assembly, demonstration or protest until the case is resolved. Ballou said he imposed the restriction because the complaint arose from a public assembly that ended in physical violence, property damage and personal injury, and given news reports about the potential for more protests that might occur in the District of Columbia or elsewhere. **The judge cited the fact that both are police officers and military veterans in declining a prosecution request to affix GPS tracking devices on them.** 🤨 You dumbass judge; that’s exactly _why_ they should be wearing GPS trackers. I mean, how is it that you aren’t aware of this? > [@](#): > > In one comment included as evidence in the complaint, Robertson wrote that he was “f------ PROUD” of the photo. “If you are too much of a coward to risk arrest, being fired, and actual gunfire to secure your rights, you have no words to speak I value.” Also this: > [@](#): > > The judge forbade the men from possessing firearms during the case but said they could seek relief from that order if it became an issue. NO! No! They shouldn’t get to request their guns back until the process plays out! What the fuck is wrong with you, Magistrate Judge Robert Ballou? Why in the world would anyone think they won’t transgress again? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/613 "2021-01-14T02:13:01Z")
It’s basically impossible in the U.S.A. for white-wing terrorist/insurgents to actually be treated as they would if their skin color were darker than a paper bag. Especially if they’re law enforcement or military veterans. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/614 "2021-01-14T02:17:33Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The judge forbade the men from possessing firearms during the case but said they could seek relief from that order if it became an issue. If it becomes a fucking issue? AN ISSUE? Like what exactly? “I need my gun in case I get the urge to go break in during another riot to shoot a politician I disagree with”? LOCK HIM UP. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/615 "2021-01-14T02:20:45Z")
Do y’all remember this guy from waaaaay back in 2003? [![](https://i.ibb.co/fYszz4R/Unknown.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/fYszz4R/Unknown.jpg) Meet his kin! [![](https://i.ibb.co/sgcv5TL/IMG-6426.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/sgcv5TL/IMG-6426.jpg) 😸Aboved is a photoshopped joke picture, WE? ---
**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:** [January 14, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/616 "2021-01-14T02:27:47Z")
“The Electric College”? Wasn’t that a band in the70s? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/617 "2021-01-14T02:29:01Z")
No, Electric Collage was blotter acid. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/618 "2021-01-14T02:29:22Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Treason is a very specific charge in the US that would be exceptionally difficult to prove. Especially when it was not committed. This was sedition but there was not war waged against the United States and no enemies were given aid or comfort. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/619 "2021-01-14T02:38:03Z")
I’m sure I’m being whooshed, but the “morans” picture is a real photo; the other one is a doctored one. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/620 "2021-01-14T02:38:05Z")
I’ve just seen video on CNN of a woman with a bullhorn describing locations inside the capitol building and directing men on how to best attack and gain entrance to the Capitol. They haven’t posted it to YouTube yet but I’ll be back with a link ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/621 "2021-01-14T03:00:10Z")
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