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My guess is Nancy Pelosi would not say this is an obstruction of Congress.

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Leftist Protestors Interrupt GOP Lawmakers Inquiring Into Treatment of Jan. 6 Prisoners

BY KEN SILVA July 27, 2021

A small cadre of Republican lawmakers gathered outside the Department of Justice on Tuesday afternoon to air concerns about the treatment of prisoners arrested for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots.

“We weren’t even let in the lobby,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said, standing at the DOJ’s doorstep.

They weren’t left alone outside of the lobby, either. After about 15 minutes, a group of what appeared to be leftist protestors swarmed Greene’s podium and the surrounding area.

As Greene was speaking, protestors appeared to be circling behind her and the other Republicans—much to the concern of the staffers and security.

“We have to wrap it up,” a man near Greene could be heard saying, before more urgently repeating, “We have to go. We need to break.”

“The left is interrupting the press conference,” the man then announced to the crowd.

Seconds later, the group of protestors walked through the podium area as the Republican lawmakers and others scattered.

The event was being streamed on YouTube by the Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), with RSBN senior correspondent Liz Willis describing the events as they unfolded in front of her.

“Ladies and gentlemen, what you saw here today again is the intolerant left,” Willis said.

RSBN and Willis were also shut down soon thereafter, with protestors playing horns, drums and other instruments that interrupted the broadcast. Willis said a man repeatedly blew a whistle in her hear throughout the broadcast, despite her repeated requests for him to stop.

Despite the interruption, the Republicans did have about 15 minutes to explain why they were at the DOJ: to demand answers about how the Jan. 6 prisoners have been treated.

According to numerous reports, Jan. 6 inmates have been beaten, held in solitary confinement, and denied access to evidence about their own cases.

The Republican lawmakers said that they have attempted to investigate these reports, but have been stonewalled by the DOJ, as well as the Washington DC Department of Corrections and Capitol Police. A joint letter from Reps Greene, Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) lists six unanswered inquiries Republicans have sent to federal authorities.

“Are we housing political prisoners?” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said at Tuesday’s press conference. “We need to know the answers.”

A former defense attorney and Texas district judge, Gohmert said he’s spent his career fighting for due process for all defendants, including those on death row. During his time as judge, Gohmert said he would make unannounced visits to jails and prisons to make sure the conditions weren’t abusive.

“No matter whom you are in this country, you have the right to a fair trial and the right to see the evidence against you, including all potentially exculpatory or exonerating evidence. A plea agreement should not even be offered until these requirements are met,” Gohmert said.

“These are basic, fundamental requirements of our law that are ingrained in the justice system of these United States. Disregarding these procedures is a violation of any American citizen’s civil rights.”

The lawmakers also have unanswered questions about the security failures of Jan. 6. Acting Capitol Police Chief Pittman has testified that her office was notified in advance that “armed extremists” were targeting the rally, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did not call for the National Guard or other reinforcements. Nor were the Republican lawmakers notified of the threat.

“When the Capitol Police requested to Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6, asking her office for the National Guard, why wasn’t that request [granted]?” Greene said on Tuesday. “Why wasn’t the National Guard brought in?”

The RSBN video was removed from YouTube shortly after Tuesday’s broadcast, but C-Span has video of the event.


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Today's disruption of the ongoing functioning of Congress will reinforce the differing rules that apply, depending on who is power.

During the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings protester entered the hearing and disrupted the proceedings. They were either arrested or cited but under DC laws.

The Jan 6 ground was charged under Federal law which carries a much stiffer penalty for essentially similar actions.

Today's disruption, if anyone is charged at all, will likely be under DC law because it was, you know dawg, the right kind of people keeping the wrong kind of people from talking.
 
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Willis said a man repeatedly blew a whistle in her hear throughout the broadcast, despite her repeated requests for him to stop.


How is this not assault?
 
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It is assault.
 
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Are these people the crazy antifa types? Or are they increasingly just joe Democrats off the street? Just how pervasive are these crazy people?




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The guy with the whistle needs a baton end to the stomach.
 
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It's going to come to that. If the "system" won't do it's job, what alternative to we have?
 
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Where is Pelosi Galore's enhanced and enlarged Capitol Police force? I thought they were now supposed to be able to protect members and Senators anywhere in the USA.


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the solution to this is guns and bullets

the ONLY solution to this is to fight back

violence may not be the answer, but its the solution
 
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More Americans think the BLM riots should be investigated than the Jan 6 protest. Let's hope this turns into good things at the midterms.
https://www.dailywire.com/news...-than-january-6-riot


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