Terrorists

Gina Bisignano, a Beverly Hills beautician who helped her fellow Trump supporters smash at a window at the Capitol, noted in court papers connected to her plea that she had marched on the building specifically after hearing Mr. Trump encourage Mr. Pence “to do the right thing.”

While in the crowd, the papers say, Ms. Bisignano filmed herself saying, “We are marching on the Capitol to put some pressure on Mike Pence.” The papers also note that once Ms. Bisignano reached the building, she started telling others “what Pence’s done,” and encouraged people carrying tools like hatchets to break the window.

Similarly, Matthew Greene, a member of the Central New York chapter of the Proud Boys, said in court papers connected to his own guilty plea that he had conspired with other members of the far-right group to “send a message to legislators and Vice President Pence” who were inside the Capitol certifying the final stage of the election.

“Greene hoped that his actions and those of his co-conspirators would cause legislators and the vice president to act differently during the course of the certification of the Electoral College vote than they would have otherwise,” the papers said.

USA PATRIOT 802(c)

(a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED-
...
(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that-- `
  (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a 
      violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
  (B) appear to be intended--
     (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
     (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
     (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, 
            assassination, or kidnapping; and
  (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.'.

2 thoughts on “Terrorists

  1. russell

    yes, it seems pretty cut and dry. we’ll see if the DOJ has the cojones to bring charges of domestic terrorism.

    my guess is “no”, because… they’re afraid of domestic terrorism in response to bringing charges of domestic terrorism.

    catch-22

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