Capitol Rioters Were Armed to the Teeth and Ready for War

Dec 23 2022 by VICE News

When rioters arrived in Washington, DC on Jan. 6, 2021—they did so armed to the teeth.

The Secret Service confiscated hundreds of knives prior to the riots, picked up by the magnetometers that protesters had to pass through at the Ellipse, where former President Donald Trump held his rally before the riot at the Capitol, according to the final report from the Jan. 6 House Select Committee.

It was remarkable the magnetometers were there at all. Prior to the rally, Trump demanded that they...

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