CoIntelPro Rises From The Grave, Part One: Timelines
Here's the timeline (from "Epoch Times" and from "USA Today" ) for the events of January 6th:
6:00 AM: Crowds of Trump supporters, numbering in the thousands, prepare for a pro-Trump rally near the Ellipse. Many began gathering the night before.
11:00 AM: Trump's "Save America" rally begins first with his sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., then his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. Trump starts speaking shortly before noon, at about 11:50 AM and says, "After this we're going to walk down there, and I'll be with you, we're going to walk down... to the Capitol and we are going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women." Trump speaks for more than an hour.
12 Noon: Trump begins his speech at the Ellipse in the Presidents' Park. A sizable group has already gathered at the Capitol Building's outer perimeter, at 1st street.
12:37 PM: A stream of people leaving Trump's speech early make their way slowly down Constitution Avenue toward the Capitol Building: The 1.2 mile stretch is about a 25-minute walk.
12:45 PM: A suspicious package, later revealed to be a pipe bomb, is found at the Republican National Committee headquarters, just south of the Capitol Building.
12:53 PM: Vice President Mike Pence releases a statement saying he lacks the authority to reject electoral votes.
12:57 PM: Several people jump the fencing at 1st Street, behind the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.
12:58 PM: A crowd breaks through the temporary fencing near the Peace Monument.
1:00 PM: Lawmakers gather for a joint session in the House of Representatives chamber to count the electoral votes.
1:01 PM: The first police line breaks on the west side of the Capitol.
1:02 PM: Low fencing at the Capitol steps is breached. Scuffles break out. Police use pepper spray.
1:03 PM: Another police line forms at the Capitol's double staircase. Riot police arrive.
1:06 PM: The joint session of Congress convenes to count the electoral votes.
1:10 PM: Rioters begin grappling with police on the Capitol steps.
1:12 PM: President Trump finishes his speech at the Ellipse.
At the conclusion (of his speech), thousands walk to the Capitol.
1:14 PM: More scuffles break out between police and demonstrators. The line holds.
1:15 PM: A suspicious package, later revealed to be a pipe bomb, is found at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, just south of the Capitol Building.
1:20 PM: A temporary fencing perimeter is re-established in the Inauguration platform area at the bottom of the double staircase on the northern side of the Capitol Building.
1:25 PM: People are seen climbing the metal scaffolding of the Inauguration platform.
1:26 PM: Capitol Police order evacuation of Library of Congress, Madison Building and Cannon House office building on Independence Avenue across from the Capitol.
1:35 PM: Police fire irritants (tear gas, pepper gas) into the crowd, likely from the upper level of the building, above the double staircase.
1:40 PM: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser orders citywide curfew starting at 6 PM Wednesday and ending at 6 AM Thursday. CNN reports District police are asking for more law enforcement.
1:46 PM: Rep. Elaine Luria, D-VA, tweets she is being evacuated after reports of a pipe bomb outside. "Supporters of the President are trying to force their way into the Capitol and I can hear what sound like multiple gunshots."
2:02 PM: The temporary fencing and police line set up about 250 feet from the central east Capitol entrance is breached.
2:07 PM: The temporary fencing and police line set up at the steps of the central east entrance is breached. The crowd climbs the stairs and spreads through he upper level.
2:08 PM: The Capitol is placed under lockdown.
2:10 PM: A crowd breaks through the temporary fencing at the top of the northern staircase. Several officers guarding it retreat.
2:11 PM: Rioters breach police lines on the west side of the Capitol. Moments later rioters scale the walls.
2:11 PM: The central east door is opened, by police, who then lead the crowd through the building.
2:15 PM: A crowd breaks into the building through a window and a secondary entrance north of the main entrance on the upper level. Some people are driven out by the police, but more pour in.
2:16 PM: Another crowd reaches the entrance to the northern wing, which houses the Senate Chamber.
2:18 PM: The House of Representatives calls a recess during a debate over an objection to the electoral votes from Arizona.
2:22 PM: Reports say Vice President Mike Pence has been escorted out of the Senate Chamber.
2:24 PM: Trump says in a tweet: "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution, giving states a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth."
2:24 PM: Capitol police report shots fired.
2:26 PM: The senate calls a recess during a debate over an objection to the electoral votes from Arizona.
2:28 PM: The crowd that entered from the west reaches the entrance to the southern wing, where the House Chamber is located. The corridor is blocked by about half a dozen officers. Some in the crowd try to negotiate passage with them.
2:30 PM: Lawmakers and staff are evacuated through underground tunnels.
2:31 PM: District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announces a curfew to begin at 6 PM.
2:33 PM: C-SPAN reports rioters have crossed Statuary Hall, the chamber that separates the House and Senate, heading for the House and Senate.
2:35 PM: The crowd at the southern wing pushes its way past the outmanned police with minimal resistance. The crowd reaches the House Chamber entrance. Later images from inside show that the entrance is at some point barricaded, and police guarding it with guns drawn.
2:38 PM: Trump says in a tweet: "Please support our Capitol Police and law enforcement. They are truly on the side of our country. Stay peaceful."
2:38 PM: Trump tweets, "Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our country. Stay peaceful!"
2:39 PM: Rioters are photographed breaking Capitol windows.
2:41 PM: At the entrance to the House Chamber the crowd, now about 200 strong, is unable to get through the door. Most of the intruders give up on that entrance, head east down the corridor and around two corners to the entrance to the Speaker's Lobby, situated behind the House Chamber.
2:42 PM: The crowd reaches the glass-paneled door to the Speaker's Lobby, which is barricaded with furniture from the other side. Three officers are standing in front of the door.
2:43 PM: The officers abandon the Speaker's Lobby door upon shouts from the crowd and persuasion from John Sullivan, videographer and "racial justice" activist. Several intruders immediately start breaking through the glass. Sullivan spots a man with a gun drawn on the other side of the door; he alerts the crowd, but some continue to break the glass and proceed through the broken door.
2:44 PM: Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt climbs through the empty door frame after the glass is broken. She is immediately shot in the neck by a plainclothes policeman on the other side. At the same time, four officers in tactical gear and with rifles reach the scene from a lower level to the north.
2:44 PM: Shots are reported fired in the House chamber.
2:45 PM: A small crowd is seen inside the Senate Chamber.
2:47 PM: Intruders are seen on the Senate Chamber floor. They walk through, taking pictures.
2:47 PM: "Huffington Post" reporter tweets image of rioters at dais. "They're in the chamber."
2:53 PM: Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., tweets he has been safely moved from the House Chamber. He says he and others were given an escape hood, a respiratory hood and mask for protection in fires or chemical agents.
2:55 PM: Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tennessee, texts "Shots fired."
3:03 PM: Rioters are photographed on the Senate floor.
3:13 PM: Trump tweets: "I am asking for everyone at the US Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the party of Law and Order -- respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!"
3:33 PM: A stream of people is seen leaving the the demonstration.
3:34 PM: CBS reports a woman is in critical condition after being shot in the neck inside the Capitol. Police later report the woman died. She was identified as Ashli Babbitt, 35, an Air Force veteran. Her husband was quoted as saying she was a strong supporter of Trump.
In an account to WUSA9, a purported witness explains what happened, saying they had stormed the building and she was climbing through the window. He said armed police and Secret Service repeatedly warned her to get back, but "she didn't heed the call" and then they shot her.
3:35 PM: Pence writes on Twitter: "The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol must stop and it must stop now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building. Peaceful protest is the right of every American, but this attack on our capitol cannot be tolerated and those responsible will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
3:35 PM: The Department of Homeland Security says it's sending in agents to aid the capitol police.
3:36 PM: White House Secretary Kayleigh McEnany writes in a tweet: "At President Donald Trump's direction, the National Guard is on the way along with other federal protective services. We reiterate President Trump's call against violence and to remain peaceful."
3:51 PM: The District of Columbia National Guard, about 1100 troops, is mobilized to support local law enforcement.
3:55 PM: Congressional Democratic leaders demand that Trump order his supporters to leave the capitol.
4:00 PM: The National Guard mobilizes 1100 troops. As per KTSP News, Pentagon officials say the request for troops wasn't rejected earlier in the day, but troops can't be used in a law enforcement role. They need to be deployed to replace police in different roles. The freed up police can then join the law enforcement action.
4:05 PM: A congressional correspondent tweets that Congressional leaders are being evacuated from the Capitol.
4:10 PM: President-Elect Joe Biden condemns the storming of the capitol and calls on Trump to give a televised address.
4:17 PM: Trump posts a video on twitter reiterating to his supporters that the election was stolen, but that there must be peace and they "have to go home now". Shortly after, twitter deletes the video.
4:17 PM: In a tweeted video lasting just over a minute, Trump says, in part: "I know your pain. I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side. But you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order... So go home. We love you, you're very special. ...I know how you feel. But go home now, and go home in peace."
Some of Trump's tweets addressing the riot were deleted. Twitter bans the president from tweeting for 12 hours. Twitter first froze the tweets and wouldn't allow comments or retweets, then the ban was imposed.
5:00 PM: A steady stream of people leave the Capitol. Some cite the curfew as the reason.
5:10 PM: Police use tear gas to drive people from the Capitol's upper level.
5:40 PM: National Guard troops arrive at the Capitol.
6:00 PM: Eleven glass jars suspected of being improvised bombs are found in a cooler in a vehicle near the Republican National Committee building.
6:01 PM: Trump says in a tweet: "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred election landslide victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever."
8:00 PM: Congress reconvenes to resume counting Electoral College votes.
8:06 PM: The Senate resumes proceedings.
Aftermath: 5 believed dead, at least 68 arrested. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said that, in addition to the woman shot by Capitol police, two men and one woman died in "separate medical emergencies". At least 14 of Contee's officers were injured during the demonstrations, he said. Two pipe bombs were recovered, one at the Democratic National Committee and the other one at the Republican National Committee.
Police identified the woman shot and killed during the riot as Ashli Babbitt, 35, of San Diego, who was a military veteran.
"As protesters were forcing their way toward the House Chamber where Members of Congress were sheltering in place, a sworn (U.S. Capitol Police) employee discharged their service weapon, striking an adult female," police said in a statement Thursday.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer died Thursday after being injured when supporters of President Donald Trump raided the Capitol building on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five.
Brian D. Sicknick "was injured while physically engaging with protesters" on Wednesday, USCP said in a statement. He returned to his division office and collapsed, then was taken to a local hospital where he died Thursday evening.
"The death of Officer Sicknick will be investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Branch, the USCP, and our federal partners," the USCP said in a statement.
The other three who perished that day were Benjamin Phillips, 50, from Ringtown, Pennsylvania; Kevin Greeson, 55, from Athens, Alabama; and Rosanne Boyland, 34, from Kennesaw, Georgia. Contee said Thursday all three died on Capitol grounds, but he didn't specify how.
Howard Charles Liebengood, a U.S. Capitol Police officer, died while off-duty on Saturday, according to a statement released Sunday by the Capitol Police and the White House. The department did not disclose the cause of the officer's death, but the "Washington Post" and other news sources citing a family spokesperson said he died by suicide.
Police made at least 68 arrests, 41 of them on Capitol grounds, Contee said. Only one of those detained was from D.C., he said.
*I recommend studying this blended timeline and its two sources, looking at the similarities and differences between them -- the corporate news giant and the spunky little independent paper -- and paying special attention to the timing of specific events. Draw your own conclusions. I'll give you mine in the next installment.*
--Leslie <;)))><
