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As explained by Lawrence O'Donnell, the capitol police were out-numbered and could not safely take anyone into custody, and doing so would take them away from t
by labrador 4y ago
As explained by Lawrence O'Donnell, the capitol police were out-numbered and could not safely take anyone into custody, and doing so would take them away from their duties to protect the capitol. At that point they were escorting him to a safe place.
- pseudo0 4y agoIf the footage had been made available as legally required, they could have figured issues like that out during trial. Unfortunately the footage was not made available by the state, and now it's questionable whether Chansley will appeal, given how he will be released shortly. Jonathan Turley has a good summary of the situation: https://jonathanturley.org/2023/03/08/did-the-qanon-shaman-get-the-shaft-new-evidence-raises-new-questions-on-the-chansley-case/ https://jonathanturley.org/2023/03/08/did-the-qanon-shaman-g...