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Capitol riot: Pipe bombs found on January 6 were placed the night before, FBI says
2021-01-30
[MSN] Two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters discovered on January 6 were planted the night before the insurrection at the Capitol,
...that phrase should be in scare quotes...
the FBI said Friday.

Federal authorities again increased the reward for information about the pipe bomber and released new details and photos of a suspect on Friday, underscoring the urgency the Justice Department is treating this angle of the investigation, which remains one of the most troubling mysteries for law enforcement.

A new wanted poster says the bombs were placed between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. on January 5, the night before the insurrection.
So that part of the event wasn't spontaneous. Given that we have video cams just about everywhere right now, you'd like to think that there is video. But this is the FBI and DoJ we're talking about...
The FBI also identified the suspect's shoes as Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes in yellow, black, and gray, and included enhanced photos of them, along with photos of the devices.

CNN
...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for...
was first to report Wednesday that the bombs were eight inches long and made of galvanized steel, according to a law enforcement official. They had been rigged to egg timers and filled with an explosive powder, the official said. Investigators have been scrutinizing the remains of the devices at the FBI lab in Virginia and urging the public to submit information, concerned that the bomber could still be at work.

The bombs were discovered within minutes of each other around 1 p.m. ET on January 6, just around the time that a mob of angry supporters of President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
descended on the building after a nearby rally with the President, according to an account the acting chief of the US Capitol gave to politicians Tuesday and the FBI poster.

Officers from the ATF, FBI, US Capitol Police and DC Metropolitan Police had responded to the scene at the two offices, which are less than a quarter mile apart and just blocks south of the Capitol, and the bombs were safely detonated at the scene by robots.

Investigators are considering the possibility that the devices were part of a plan to divert law enforcement resources away from the Capitol as rioters began to force their way in. The devices were placed out in the open.
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January 6: 2021-01-27 US investigators have charged at least 150 people over Capitol riot
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Posted by:trailing wife

#14  Reichstag fire by the Deep State.
Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534   2021-01-30 21:27  

#13  At this point I assume any government employee is an enemy of the United States of America, a criminal and can talk themselves blue before I'll answer a question.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2021-01-30 19:46  

#12  Ref #9: Had a mildly heated foncon with their Mil Liaison guy in D.C. in the early stages of Saddam's invasion of Kuwait. A few days later I got my heals locked and arse chewed good and proper by a full colonel. They have no use for the military and don't mind dropping a dime on your career. I survived, but never forgot.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-01-30 16:32  

#11  the bombs were eight inches long and made of galvanized steel

OK, the envy of DJT's dingdong seems to be leaking into their fantasies now.
Posted by: Dron66046   2021-01-30 15:48  

#10  Egg Timer?

Bullshit.

Just sittin' out in the open for over 12 hours and how many thousands of passer-bys. Discovered around the time the alleged two buses full of actors showed up.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-01-30 14:09  

#9  My wife and I were having a discussion about Waco last night Besoeker. I pretty much have the same thinking as you. Ruby Ridge yet another one the feds fucked up, can't remember if it was the FBI though, but I'm sure their sorry asses were involved.
Posted by: Chris   2021-01-30 14:03  

#8  ALG President Rick Manning tells host Blanquita Cullum that we still don't have all the answers about the originis of the fake Russian collusion story and he wants to make sure wrong doers are held accountable.

Link to podcast
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-01-30 12:09  

#7  /\ Waco pretty much did it for me. Every Klusterfok they've been since, simply reinforces my opinion.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-01-30 12:01  

#6  The FBI is part of organized crime. What trace of credibility do they have any more?
Posted by: Thineger Sproing6704   2021-01-30 11:59  

#5  Believe nothing from the FBI, among others.
Posted by: Sheba Protector of the Hohlraums47   2021-01-30 09:50  

#4  Capital pipe bombs are an FBI hoax.
Just like “The Insurection”
Posted by: Captain Ghibelline1906   2021-01-30 09:10  

#3  They found the pipe bomb 'best use date' then counted backwards? Home Depot sales receipt? Heretofore classified DARPA innate object interrogation technology (IOIT) ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-01-30 05:59  

#2  Atlanta Olympics redux...Now with BS about wha' s'premaciss thrown in for good measure. Can we trust anything these weasels come up with?
Posted by: Bigfoot Phuth9564   2021-01-30 05:48  

#1  Forensics, a fast-tempo dance:
"Get video... zoom and enhance...
Grab that face... got a match...
And a warrant... and... [scratch]..."
As if feds can't find ants in their pants.
Posted by: Hupomp Oming8374   2021-01-30 04:33  

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