# It wasn’t a coup

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**Created:** [January 13, 2021, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407 "2021-01-13T05:29:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasn-t-a-coup/930407/296 "2021-01-15T16:16:24Z")

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> **[US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to 'capture and...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/capitol-capture-assassinate-elected-officials/index.html)**
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> Justice Department prosecutors have formally walked back their assertion in a court filing that said Capitol rioters sought to "capture and assassinate elected officials."

Anyone still making the argument that “If wasn’t a [attempted] coup”?

Stranger

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