# 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:** 75
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1486 "2021-03-29T21:12:52Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > His new legal team will be criminal lawyers this time. Actually, I thought his prior attorneys were criminal enough. šŸ˜‰ Seriously though, youā€™re right that crim defense attorneys are very different critters from business / liability plaintiff attorneys. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1487 "2021-03-29T21:15:02Z")
I like how after being about as aggressively proud and self-incriminating as possible, now that heā€™s facing actual consequences he ā€œhas expressed regret for his actionsā€. I hope he gets plenty more to regret, since heā€™s basically admitted to pretty much every crime possible. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1488 "2021-03-29T21:28:57Z")
Yeah, the jury trials could be a problem, but Iā€™ve noticed that the civil actions that have been filed are mostly being filed in Washington DC. Itā€™s probably going to be easier to find a jury that wonā€™t be hung by a Trump cultist in DC than it is elsewhere. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2021, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1489 "2021-03-29T23:42:37Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > a jury that wonā€™t be hung by a Trump cultist That phrase is open to more than one interpretation, given the ā€œvisual aidā€ provided by some of the insurrectionists: > **[Nooses spotted as pro-Trump rioters spark chaos and lawlessness on Capitol Hill](https://www.businessinsider.com/nooses-spotted-as-pro-trump-rioters-spark-chaos-on-capitol-2021-1)** > > Photos from the scene showed a gallow as well as a mannequin with "traitor" written across its white T-shirt and a noose slung around its neck. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1490 "2021-03-30T07:18:04Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Guys, will you stop truncating my sentence, asking me to defend a statement which I never made? Heh. The life of a politician. I guess thatā€™s what happens in a politics forum. šŸ˜œ ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1491 "2021-03-30T14:08:40Z")
> **[Mother of police officer injured in Capitol riot says she's outraged by...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/politics/dc-police-officer-terry-fanone-trump-capitol-insurrection-cnntv/index.html)** > > The mother of a DC Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Monday that she and her family are outraged by former President Donald Trump's claim that his supporters were "hugging... ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1492 "2021-03-30T19:30:56Z")
The last paragraph is key. > **[Many Capitol rioters unlikely to serve jail time](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/30/jan-6-capitol-riot-jail-time-478440?cid=apn)** > > The cases could embarrass the Biden administration, which has portrayed the Jan. 6 siege as a dire threat to democracy. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1493 "2021-03-30T20:39:35Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > His new legal team will be criminal lawyers this time And heā€™ll promise to pay them in two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1494 "2021-03-30T22:41:18Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > Before he left office he ā€œannouncedā€ that he would be back in 2024. I know thatā€™s an unofficial announcement, but he made it clear he wasnā€™t going away so it should come to no surprise when he formally announces his run. Iā€™d wager the odds are better than even that in 2024 Trump is either dead or in jail. Iā€™m not going to lose any sleep over his political prospects. ---
**Author:** ![SoToasty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sotoasty/32/2803_2.png) [@SoToasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoToasty)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1495 "2021-03-30T23:23:47Z")
You seem to think either of those outcomes would matter to his followers. I am ā€œhopingā€ he will get tired, leave the politics alone, and spend the rest of his life on the golf course where the most damage he can do is to the grass, or maybe a few fellow golfers. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1496 "2021-03-31T13:46:27Z")
More power to them!: > **[Two US Capitol Police officers sue Trump and say he should be held...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/politics/us-capitol-police-sue-trump/index.html)** > > Two US Capitol Police officers who say they were injured during the January 6 insurrection are suing former President Donald Trump for inciting the crowd. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1497 "2021-03-31T15:45:32Z")
> **[Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in](https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-politics-phoenix-idaho-3bbabae61323f77b0af3102497c0ede9)** > > PHOENIX (AP) ā€” The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senateā€™s balcony during But will they still be sorry a few months from now? Or will they crow about how they got away with it? [![](https://i.ibb.co/ncqBw2K/PBS-7-February-2009-sorry.png) ](https://i.ibb.co/ncqBw2K/PBS-7-February-2009-sorry.png) ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1498 "2021-03-31T17:37:51Z")
ā€œIā€™m sorry I got caughtā€ ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1499 "2021-03-31T19:02:41Z")
If anyoneā€™s interested, heres the actual lawsuit, the court document. I canā€™t believe CNN didnā€™t even bother to link it. > **[3-20-21-blassingame-v-trump-complaint.pdf](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20534426/3-20-21-blassingame-v-trump-complaint.pdf)** > > 1214.39 KB ---
**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:** [April 2, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1500 "2021-04-02T17:10:44Z")
šŸ˜ƒ > **[Ethics panel affirms Rep. Gohmert fine over metal detector](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-louie-gohmert-andrew-clyde-fa57298793d4735bdc293e1b3cd1fa1e)** > > WASHINGTON (AP) ā€” The House Ethics Committee upheld a $5,000 fine against Rep. Louie Gohmert on Tuesday after he was accused of failing to submit to a full security screening when entering the chamber's floor last month... ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1501 "2021-04-02T17:22:49Z")
Oh, holy shit, I just realized Iā€™d been picturing Gohmert being fined over carrying a pole with a big round metal disk at the end all this time. Maybe Iā€™m actually a Republican? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1502 "2021-04-02T19:40:01Z")
6 posts were merged into an existing topic: [Breaking News: U.S. Capitol building on lockdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-u-s-capitol-building-on-lockdown/939248/7) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1503 "2021-04-02T19:41:37Z")
Put Capitol Lockdown posts over to existing thread. > [@Breaking News: U.S. Capitol building on lockdown \[Attempt to drive car into\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-u-s-capitol-building-on-lockdown-attempt-to-drive-car-into/939248): > > Early news is that a car refused to stop at a checkpoint to enter the Capitol Hill complex. Shots have been fired. ETA: Staffers have been told to stay inside due to an external threat. ---
**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:** [April 7, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1504 "2021-04-07T16:46:10Z")
> **[Boehner lays blame for 'that bloody insurrection' at Trump's feet | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/john-boehner-donald-trump-insurrection/index.html)** > > Former House Speaker John Boehner said former President Donald Trump "incited that bloody insurrection" at the US Capitol and blamed his false election claims for the GOP losing control of Congress, according to a copy of his forthcoming book... ---
**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:** [April 8, 2021, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/1505 "2021-04-08T12:39:33Z")
> **[Capitol riot defendant flips to help prosecutors against Proud Boys | CNN...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/politics/capitol-riot-flip-proud-boys/index.html)** > > At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice Department to bring a more severe charge against the group's leadership, according to an attorney involved in... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=74) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=76)