U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Two days after the U.S. Capitol riots, as Metropolitan Police (MPD) begin identifying rioters taken into custody, a picture of the rioters is beginning to emerge, ABC News says (here).
It was a multi-state affair: “In an initial batch of 68 arrests, MPD officials said one person was based in Washington, D.C., 11 more were from neighboring Maryland and Virginia, and 50 others came from 18 additional states. …
Some were white nationalists: “On Friday, prosecutors announced the arrest of Richard Barnett, an Arkansas man who was photographed in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with his feet on her desk … Barnett considers himself a ‘white nationalist’ ….
Or criminals: “Among those arrested was a Florida man named Michael Curzio, who served eight years in prison for attempted first degree murder …. Curzio was released in February 2019. …
Any foreign agents? “Police records indicate that a Russian-speaking mother and daughter, Yevgeniya and Kristina Malimon, were arrested Wednesday night and charged with unlawful entry and a curfew violation. The Portland, Oregon, women ‘did enter or attempt to enter’ the Capitol building … and were arrested after ignoring ‘at least 3 warnings’ from officers to disperse … 29-year-old Kristina, appears to be the vice chair of the Oregon Young Republicans and appears to own social media accounts filled with pro-Trump content. … A federal prosecutor on Friday said it was ‘too early’ in the investigation to discuss whether any suspects are tied to a foreign intelligence operation.”
One thing seems definite, though: None were “antifa,” and this wasn’t a “false flag” operation, either. Trump and his supporters are perfectly capable of discrediting themselves simply by being themselves.