Former 1/6 Committee staffer Denver Riggleman mentioned that there’s proof any person referred to as a rioter throughout the 1/6 assault from throughout the White Home.
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The White Home switchboard linked a name to a rioter whereas the Capitol was below siege on January 6, 2021, in response to former January 6 committee staffer Denver Riggleman.
“I solely know one finish of that decision,” Riggleman mentioned.https://t.co/U5PIrgqDV4 pic.twitter.com/cbkIFuvc6p
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 23, 2022
Riggleman mentioned in a 60 Minutes interview:
I solely know one finish of that decision. I don’t know the White Home finish, which I imagine is extra essential. However the factor is the American folks have to know that there are hyperlink connections that have to be explored extra.
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From my perspective…being in counterterrorism. If the White Home, even when it’s a brief name, and it’s a linked name, who’s making that cellphone name? Was it an unintentional name? When the White Home simply occurred to name numbers that any person misdialed a rioter that day, on January sixth? Most likely not.
Riggleman is a former Home Republican with a background in counterterrorism and nationwide safety.
His supposed viewers with these statements is the American folks, however it’s also the Justice Division. Even when the 1/6 Committee did a deep dive and obtained the cellphone numbers and recognized who doubtlessly was on the White Home finish of the decision, they don’t have the ability to do something about it.
The DOJ does.
It hasn’t been publicly recognized earlier than that whereas Trump was in his personal residence watching the assault on TV and doing nothing to assist Capitol Police and members of Congress, somebody in his White Home was calling a rioter.
As an alternative of defending the nation, Trump’s White Home appears to be like prefer it was behaving extra like a command middle for the 1/6 assault.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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