United States Capitol Police (USCP) said Thursday that they will not charge anyone in the case of a Democratic staffer allegedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-democrat-staffer-caught-filming-gay-sex-tape-in-judiciary-hearing-room-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filming himself having gay sex</a> in the Hart Senate Office Building.
Explicit leaked video obtained by The Daily Caller in December appears to show two men filming a pornographic video inside the Senate Judiciary Room.
&#8220;USCP says they will not charge anyone in the sex video incident in the Senate hearing room,&#8221; reporter Jake Sherman said Thursday, captioning a screenshot of a statement from USCP.
The statement noted that the staffer, who has since resigned, &#8220;exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk&#8221; to authorities. Additionally, USCP did not close the door on revamping the investigation if new evidence emerges.
&#8220;For now, we are closing the investigation into the facts and circumstances surrounding a sex video that was recorded inside the Hart Senate Office Building on the morning of Wednesday, December 13,” the statement said.
“After consulting with federal and local prosecutors, as well as doing a comprehensive investigation and review of possible charges, it was determined that — despite a likely violation of Congressional policy — there is currently no evidence that a crime was committed,&#8221; USCP continued.
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“Although the hearing room was not open to the public at the time, the Congressional staffer involved had access to the room. The two people of interest were no cooperative nor were the elements of any of the possible crimes met,&#8221; the statement said.
“The Congressional staffer, who has since resigned from his job, exercised his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and refused to talk to us,” USCP added. “Our investigators are willing to review new evidence should any come to light.” 
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Aidan Maese-Czeropski, who worked as an aide for Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), was accused of being one of the men in the video, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/aide-to-maryland-senator-leaves-job-following-allegations-sexual-misconduct-in-senate-building/">according</a> to CBS News.
Cardin&#8217;s office in December said in a statement that Maese-Czeropski &#8220;is no longer employed by the U.S. Senate,&#8221; adding, &#8220;We will have no further comment on this personnel matter.&#8221;
Shortly after, Maese-Czeropski issued a statement on his LinkedIn account, CBS News reported.
&#8220;While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgement, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace,&#8221; the ex-staffer wrote. &#8220;Any attempts to characterize my actions otherwise are fabricated and I will be exploring what legal options are available to me in these matters.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-democrat-staffer-caught-filming-gay-sex-tape-in-judiciary-hearing-room-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate Democrat Staffer Caught Filming Gay Sex Tape In Judiciary Hearing Room: Report</a>

Amy Coney Barrett Hearing Room

Capitol Police Say No Charges For Dem Staffer Who Allegedly Filmed Gay Sex In Senate Office Building

Capitol Police Say No Charges For Senate Dem Staffer Who Allegedly Filmed Gay Sex In Hearing Room

Capitol Police

Congress

U.S.

The family of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashli Babbitt</a>, an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, sued the U.S. government for $30 million on Friday claiming Babbitt was &#8220;ambushed&#8221; by a police officer.
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch <a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Estate-of-Ashli-Babbitt-and-Arron-Babbitt-et-al.-v.-U.S.A-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed the suit</a> in California federal court on behalf of Babbitt&#8217;s estate and husband, Aaron, who is a resident of San Diego, alleging counts that included assault and battery, negligence, wrongful death and more.
The complaint particularly raises issues with the U.S. Capitol Police and then-Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd, the officer who shot Babbitt as she attempted to pass through a broken window of a barricaded lobby door, unarmed, during the breach that disrupted lawmakers certifying Joe Biden&#8217;s presidential victory.
“The only homicide on January 6 was the unlawful shooting death of Ashli Babbitt. Her homicide by Lt. Byrd is a scandal beyond belief. This historic lawsuit seeks a measure of justice and government accountability for Ashli’s wrongful death,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a <a href="https://www.judicialwatch.org/wrongful-death-lawsuit-babbitt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“Judicial Watch and our supporters are honored to represent Ashli’s steadfast widower Aaron Babbitt and her estate in this legal action. Ashli was shot in cold blood and the rule of law requires justice for her,&#8221; Fitton added.
Among the assertions made in the complaint was that Byrd was not in uniform during the incident and &#8220;did not identify himself as a police officer or otherwise make his presence known to Ashli. Lt. Byrd did not give Ashli any warnings or commands before shooting her dead.&#8221;
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in April 2021 that prosecutors would not pursue charges against Byrd for the fatal shooting of Babbitt, who was 35 at the time of her death.
An investigation &#8220;revealed no evidence to establish that, at the time the officer fired a single shot at Ms. Babbitt, the officer did not reasonably believe that it was necessary to do so in self-defense or in defense of the Members of Congress and others evacuating the House Chamber,&#8221; the DOJ said.
Months later, in August 2021, the U.S. Capitol Police said Byrd would <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-completes-internal-investigation-january-6-officer-involved" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not face internal discipline</a>. In an interview <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-during-capitol-riot-breaks-silence-n1277736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with NBC News</a> that aired later that month, Byrd revealed his identity and claimed he opened fire as a &#8220;last resort.&#8221;

Ashli Babbitt sign

Ashli Babbitt’s Family Sues U.S. Govt For $30 Million

Ashli Babbitt's Family Sues U.S. Govt For $30 Million

Ashli Babbitt

California

Capitol Riot

Courts

January 6

Judicial Watch

An unidentified House Democrat reportedly told Axios that Wednesday evening&#8217;s pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Washington, D.C., had been more frightening than the Capitol breach that took place on January 6, 2021.
According to multiple reports, pro-Palestinian protesters forced lockdowns at the Democratic National Committee and House office buildings, clashing with police as they demanded a ceasefire in the ongoing war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.
At least one Democratic lawmaker reportedly drew a comparison to the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/16/dnc-lawmakers-evacuated-house-offices-lockdown-israel-hamas-war-protest" target="_blank" rel="noopener">telling Axios</a> that the events &#8220;scared me more than January 6.&#8221; When the House member attempted to leave the DNC, &#8220;someone sent out word for people to come [back] and police said it&#8217;s not safe. Police were wearing gas masks &#8230; this was not peaceful.&#8221;
Capitol Police apparently agreed with that assessment, calling the demonstration &#8220;unlawful&#8221; and saying, &#8220;We have handled hundreds of peaceful protests, but last night’s group was not peaceful. The crowd failed to obey our lawful orders to move back from the DNC, where Members of Congress were in the building.&#8221;
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&#8220;When the group moved dumpsters in front of the exits, pepper sprayed our officers and attempted to pick up the bike rack, our teams quickly introduced consequences – pulling people off the building, pushing them back, and clearing them from the area, so we could safely evacuate the Members and staff,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Six officers were treated for injuries, from minor cuts to being pepper sprayed to being punched.&#8221;
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USCP statement on the unlawful demonstration outside of the DNC: <a href="https://t.co/Z5fsf7HfZD">https://t.co/Z5fsf7HfZD</a> <a href="https://t.co/N4cd9xFYOs">pic.twitter.com/N4cd9xFYOs</a>
&mdash; The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitolPolice/status/1725160884618621048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Wednesday evening&#8217;s violent protest — which reportedly involved around 150 pro-Palestinian activists — came just one day after nearly 300,000 gathered on the National Mall to show solidarity with the Jewish people and stand with Israel.
At that event, there were no reports of violence or conflicts with police — and the only reports of vandalism were <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/gaza-will-win-painted-tents-march-israel-1843745" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anti-Israel slogans</a> and slurs <a href="https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/graffiti-pro-march-israel-rally-washington-dc-national-mall-us-captiol-hamas-jewish-middle-east-conflict-war-palestine-death-toll-biden-hostages-gaza-israelis-palestinians-bowser-security-anti-defamation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spray-painted</a> on portable toilets and an EMT tent that was set up for attendees.

Jewish Peace Activists Rally Near Capitol Hill

House Democrat Says Pro-Palestinian Protest ‘Scared Me More Than January 6’: Report

House Democrat Says Pro-Palestinian Protest 'Scared Me More Than January 6': Report

Democratic National Committee

General

Palestinians

Politics

Protests

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) evacuated the area around the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-national-committee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democratic National Committee</a> (DNC) headquarters in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/washington-d-c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington, D.C.</a>, on Wednesday night responding to a protest that resulted in multiple arrests and injured officers.
An estimated 200 demonstrators gathered outside of the DNC to protest U.S. support for Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The protest, organized in part by the anti-Israel group If Not Now, called for President Joe Biden to push for a ceasefire between Israel and the terror group.
The protest deteriorated into a riot through the evening. Police warned people away from the area and evacuated bystanders and some top lawmakers away from the DNC after the gathering became violent, according to police.
“We have handled hundreds of peaceful protests, but last night’s group was not peaceful. The crowd failed to obey our lawful orders to move back from the DNC, where Members of Congress were in the building,” USCP said in a <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-statement-unlawful-demonstration-outside-dnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Thursday morning.
“When the group moved dumpsters in front of the exits, pepper sprayed our officers and attempted to pick up the bike rack, our teams quickly introduced consequences – pulling people off the building, pushing them back, and clearing them from the area, so we could safely evacuate the Members and staff,” the statement continued.
If Not Now blamed the violence on police, claiming that the gathering was peaceful.
“Police are being extremely violent outside @TheDemocrats headquarters. We are linking arms, threatening no one, and begging our politicians to support an end to the killing and the suffering in Gaza. Begging, peacefully, for a ceasefire,” the group <a href="https://twitter.com/IfNotNowOrg/status/1724953061150302289" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>.
Police said that six officers were hurt in the riot, with injuries ranging from pepper spray to taking punches. At least one person, 24-year-old Ruben Arthur Camacho, was arrested for assaulting a police officer, according to police.
The riot lasted for over an hour. USCP announced that it had <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitolPolice/status/1724988429501395191" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cleared</a> out the area just after 9 p.m. Evacuations during the violent demonstration included some members of Congress who had met at the DNC.
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“Was just evacuated from the #DNC after pro-terrorist, anti-#Israel protestors grew violent, pepper spraying police officers and attempting to break into the building. Thankful to the police officers who stopped them and for helping me and my colleagues get out safely,” Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of California posted to social media.
Others at the DNC included the top three House Democratic lawmakers: Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/capitol-police-evacuating-dnc-palestine-protest-turned-violent-rcna125459" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>.
Democratic Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois was also evacuated from the DNC.
“You have the Constitutional right to peaceably assemble and protest. But blocking all entries to a building with multiple members of Congress in it, protected by Capitol Police officers who have lived through January 6 is putting you and other innocent people at risk,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCasten/status/1724977336573976833" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>.

Democratic National Committee protest

Violent Pro-Palestinian ‘Protest’ Spurs Evacuations At Democrats’ D.C. Headquarters: Police

Violent Pro-Palestinian Protest Spurs Evacuations At Democrats’ D.C. Headquarters: Police

Hamas

Israel

Washington D.C.

U.S. Capitol police arrested an unidentified man armed with an AR-15 in a park near the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, according to authorities.
“USCP Officers just arrested a man with a gun in the park across from Union Station,&#8221; Capitol police <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitolPolice/status/1721948851387396117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on X. &#8220;At this time we have no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat. We are working to gather more information and will put out more details when they are confirmed.”
Capitol police said authorities searched and secured the park and the suspect’s belongings “out of an abundance of caution.” The suspect remained in police custody on Tuesday afternoon amid an ongoing investigation.
Authorities <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-arrest-man-armed-ar-15-near-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> to Fox News the gun in possession of the suspect was an AR-15 and that they believed he was acting alone.
Due to the heavy police activity, authorities restricted access near the Capitol. They announced road closures along Columbus Circle between Louisiana and Delaware Avenues, NE, and D Street between Louisiana and Delaware Avenues, NE.
USCP authorities also <a href="https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/1721951520038490564" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> responded to a suspicious package in the Upper Senate Park and warned staff and other personnel to avoid the area until further notice. It is unknown if the two incidents were related.
The arrest comes three days after authorities apprehended two individuals with firearms after the suspects crashed a stolen car into a barricade near the Capitol.
Police identified the two suspects as Ricardo L. Glass and Onosetale Okojie of Washington, D.C., both 20 years old, who were arrested for several charges, including carrying a pistol without a license, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and unlawful possession of a machine gun, according to Capitol police.
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In a <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-officers-confiscate-guns-capture-criminals-who-crashed-stolen-car" target="_blank" rel="noopener">news release</a>, authorities said on Sunday the suspects were idling at a green light near Union Station in a stolen white Infiniti Q50 when an officer noticed the driver could be impaired. When the officer attempted to make a traffic stop, the driver sped away and crashed into a Capitol vehicle barricade near 1st and D Streets around the northeast side of the city.
Glass and Okojie then ran away from the crash, which happened to be near the USCP headquarters, and attempted to escape until they were captured in the area, according to the news release.
Authorities later searched the stolen vehicle and confiscated two Glock handguns – one of which had a “Giggle Switch” to turn the weapon into a machine gun.
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USCP Officers Confiscate Guns, Capture Criminals Who Crashed Stolen Car into Capitol Complex Barricade: <a href="https://t.co/p17Fxd7QYL">https://t.co/p17Fxd7QYL</a> <a href="https://t.co/dTmh4w60W4">pic.twitter.com/dTmh4w60W4</a>
&mdash; The U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/CapitolPolice/status/1721606022861644090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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U.S. Capitol police said authorities have confiscated more than 30 guns in 2023.
“All weapons are prohibited from Capitol Grounds — even if you have a gun that is legally registered in another state or the District of Columbia,” police said.

U.S. Capitol Police Arrest Man With Gun Near The Capitol Building

Man With AR-15 Arrested Near U.S. Capitol

Man With AR-15 Arrested Near US Capitol

Gun Laws

US Capitol

The U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/capitol-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Capitol Police</a> (USCP) identified the suspect in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-with-baseball-bat-attacks-staffers-for-rep-connolly-at-his-office-transported-to-hospital-with-injuries" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleged baseball bat attack</a> on staffers for Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) at his district office in Fairfax, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a>, on Monday.
Xuan Kha Tran Pham, a 49-year-old man from Fairfax, Virginia, is the individual who has been arrested and charged in connection to the incident, the federal law enforcement agency <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-launches-joint-investigation-assault-congressional-staff-virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a statement</a>.
&#8220;At approximately 10:49 a.m. on Monday, May 15, a man entered Representative Connolly’s District Office. Two Congressional staffers were assaulted with a metal bat and received non-life threatening injuries. Congressman Connolly was not in the office at the time of the assaults,&#8221; the Capitol Police said.
&#8220;The Fairfax City Police Department responded and arrested the suspect. At this time, it is not clear what the suspect’s motivation may have been. Based on what we know right now, investigators do not have any information that the suspect was known to the USCP,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;Special Agents with the United States Capitol Police Threat Assessment Section were dispatched to Fairfax, Virginia. The Department simultaneously coordinated with our partners at the Fairfax City Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Washington Field Office.&#8221;
Connolly announced earlier in the day that his two staffers had been transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The congressman said a man wielding a baseball bat attacked the staffers after asking for the congressman.
&#8220;Right now, our focus is on ensuring they are receiving the care they need. We are incredibly thankful to the City of Fairfax Police Department and emergency medical professionals for their quick response,&#8221; Connolly <a href="https://connolly.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4759" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in his statement</a>.
“I have the best team in Congress. My District Office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day,” the congressman said. “The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff’s accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating.”
The suspect faces one count of Aggravated Malicious Wounding and one count of Malicious Wounding, the USCP said. An investigation by the USCP and the Fairfax City Police Department is ongoing.
As noted by the USCP in its press release, last month Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger testified about the challenge of contending with a roughly 400% increase in threats against members of Congress over the past six years.
“Over the course of the last year, the world has continuously changed, becoming more violent and uncertain,&#8221; Manger added.

Gerry Connolly

Capitol Police Identifies Suspect In Baseball Bat Attack On House Dem’s Staff

Capitol Police Identifies Suspect In Baseball Bat Attack On House Dem's Staff

Virginia

The first <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/capitol-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police</a> officer to arrive at the scene of pipe bombs discovered near the U.S. Capitol was sentenced in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6th</a> case on Thursday.
A federal judge sentenced Michael Riley, who has since <a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/trial-begins-for-capitol-police-officer-accused-of-warning-rioter-to-take-down-incriminating-info-michael-angelo-riley-jacob-hiles-facebook/65-49a90d8c-f901-4c2c-8427-21c7b5a080ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retired</a> from Capitol Police after more than 25 years on the force, to 120 days home detention and two years probation.
A jury found Riley, 51, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-us-capitol-police-officer-found-guilty-obstruction-charge-involving-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty of obstruction</a> over the deletion of Facebook messages with a Virginia fisherman who was <a href="https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/vb-capitol-riot-guilty-plea-sentencing-jacob-hiles/291-f2b24348-b743-4ed8-89b7-5f1671195a7e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sentenced to probation</a> for his participation in the Capitol riot.
The sentence dealt to Riley, who must also pay a $10,000 fine, is considerably less than the 27 months in prison sought by prosecutors, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/13/capitol-police-officer-sentenced/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Washington Post</a>. Still, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Riley displayed &#8220;shocking conduct&#8221; for a law enforcement officer, &#8220;particularly one who was a member of the U.S. Capitol Police, and one who served on the day of the attack on the Capitol, the building you spent 25 years protecting.&#8221;
Riley was the first responding officer on January 6, 2021, upon the discovery of a pair of pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee&#8217;s and Democratic National Committee&#8217;s offices in Washington, D.C., per his <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.236549/gov.uscourts.dcd.236549.36.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawyers</a>. Riley then provided assistance to an injured officer on Capitol Hill during the Capitol riot later that day.
More than two years later just who planted the pipe bombs, <a href="https://www.atf.gov/news/docs/undefined/fbi-washington-field-office-atf-washington-field-division-and-metropolitan/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which federal officials said were viable</a> but did not detonate, remains a mystery. Authorities have released security footage of a masked suspect wearing a hoodie and this January they increased the reward for information leading to an arrest <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reward-for-info-on-dnc-rnc-pipe-bomber-jumps-to-500000-as-investigation-nears-two-year-mark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">up to $500,000</a>.
Following the U.S. Capitol breach, Riley traded Facebook messages with a man named Jacob Hiles, advising Hiles to remove posts about being inside the U.S. Capitol on January 6 due to ongoing investigations, noting that he was &#8220;looking out&#8221; for someone who agreed with his political views.
Although the jury did not reach a verdict on an obstruction count related to that exchange, Riley got penalized for deleting private messages after Hiles shared that he told the FBI that he was in contact with a Capitol Police officer and trying to create a cover story, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-us-capitol-police-officer-found-guilty-obstruction-charge-involving-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Justice Department</a>.
“The regret, the remorse I have over this situation is unmatchable. I reached out to someone I never should have contacted. For this, I accept full responsibility,&#8221; Riley told the judge.
Roughly 27 months after the chaos on January 6, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia says more than <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/27-months-jan-6-attack-capitol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,020 arrests</a> have been made in connection to January 6, the day a crowd of people entered the U.S. Capitol and disrupted lawmakers who were meeting to certify Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Some 533 defendants have pleaded guilty, including four to a federal charge of seditious conspiracy.

Michael Riley

Ex-Cop Who Responded To Pipe Bombs Sentenced In January 6 Case

Crime

The head of U.S. Capitol Police sent a memo to his staff Tuesday, after Fox News host Tucker Carlson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-releases-january-6-footage-that-raises-new-questions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aired dramatic, previously unseen</a> security footage of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/january-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 6</a> that showed police officers appearing to stand by passively as people poured into the Capitol.
Police Chief Tom Manger criticized the commentary on &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight,&#8221; which he said was &#8220;filled with offensive and misleading conclusions&#8221; about January 6, 2021, the day a crowd of people entered the U.S. Capitol, disrupting lawmakers who were meeting to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
“The program conveniently cherry-picked from the calmer moments of our 41,000 hours of video,&#8221; Manger said. &#8220;The commentary fails to provide context about the chaos and violence that happened before or during these less tense moments.&#8221;
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NEW &#8211; Capitol Police chief Thomas Manger sends internal memo this am saying Carlson’s report was “filled with offensive and misleading conclusions” about Jan. 6 and says the “opinion program” never reached out with appropriate context. Reporting w/ <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelvscott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rachelvscott</a> <a href="https://t.co/BrnD0n4IN1">pic.twitter.com/BrnD0n4IN1</a>
&mdash; Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) <a href="https://twitter.com/KFaulders/status/1633156537253240832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Manger took particular issue with a segment showing what appears to be Capitol Police officers escorting Jacob Chansley, known as the “QAnon Shaman,” throughout the building as &#8220;tour guides&#8221; as Carlson described them, and Carlson&#8217;s focus on Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, whom a medical examiner found had suffered a stroke and died of natural causes a day after protecting the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
The New York Times reported on January 8 that Sicknick was beaten to death with a fire extinguisher during the riot, but five weeks <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/new-york-times-capitol-police-officer-brian-sicknick-fire-extinguisher" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later retracted the story</a> when it was shown he died the following day of what the D.C. medical examiner said were natural causes. His family and the police believe his death was related to the riot.
Footage of Sicknick appearing to guide people out of the Capitol building after &#8220;he was supposedly murdered outside,&#8221; Carlson said, &#8220;overturns the single-most powerful and politically useful lie the Democrats have told us about January 6.&#8221;
The Capitol Police, Manger said, &#8220;maintains, as anyone with common sense would, that had Officer Sicknick not fought valiantly for hours on the day he was violently assaulted, Officer Sicknick would not have died the next day.&#8221;
Carlson and his team received exclusive access to over 40,000 hours of security camera footage as part of a deal made with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
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McCarthy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlsons-use-of-january-6-tapes-is-limited-republican-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told reporters</a> he wanted to counter the “politicization” he believed had been fostered by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the January 6 Committee, which focused heavily on former President Donald Trump in its investigation and final report.
The arrangement has been criticized by Democrats and even some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). “It was a mistake in my view for Fox News to depict this in a way that is completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official here at the Capitol thinks,” <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/07/mitch-mcconnell-tucker-carlson-jan/11420330002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McConnell said</a>.
Though Carlson showed on Monday some familiar images of the people clashing with police and breaking windows, he said only a &#8220;small percentage&#8221; of the large crowd were &#8220;hooligans.&#8221; The host shared footage that he said makes clear vast majority of the people were &#8220;peaceful,&#8221; &#8220;orderly,&#8221; and &#8220;meek.&#8221; These &#8220;sightseers,&#8221; as Carlson described them, appeared to revere the U.S. Capitol as they filed inside in orderly fashion and were present out of concern that there was fraud in the 2020 election.
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Capitol Police say <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/politics/capitol-police-injuries/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than 100 officers</a> reported injuries after January 6. Although four police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/02/3rd-police-officer-gunther-hashida-kills-himself-after-capitol-riot-by-trump-mob.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later committed suicide</a>, only people who were part of the crowd <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">died</a> on the day of the breach, including Ashli Babbitt after being fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer.
In his memo, Manger thanked members of the Capitol Police for their efforts on January 6. “You fought like hell on January 6 and risked your lives to protect the Constitution and everything this country stands for,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;You, along with our law enforcement partners, saved every member of Congress and their staff.”

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Capitol Police Chief Responds To Tucker Carlson’s Airing Of January 6 Footage

Capitol Police Chief Responds To Tucker Carlson's Airing Of January 6 Footage

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The FBI and Capitol Police identified &#8220;credible threats&#8221; leading up to January 6, 2021, but they and other agencies failed to fully process or share information with their partners, according to a government watchdog agency.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan agency that <a href="https://www.gao.gov/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">works for Congress</a>, released on Tuesday a 122-page assessment regarding security measures taken ahead of the day, more than two years ago, when crowd of people entered the U.S. Capitol, disrupting lawmakers who were meeting to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Through human source reporting, investigations, and observed activity, and information from social media platforms, investigators tracked individuals of concern, GAO says.
Of the 10 federal agencies that identified &#8220;potential threats&#8221; of violence before January 6, GAO says the FBI and Capitol Police detected “credible threats,&#8221; which the watchdog agency defines as &#8220;specific and actionable threats, such as threats that prompted action by law enforcement agencies to conduct investigations or modify security measures.&#8221;
On January 5, 2021, Capitol Police &#8220;received a tip regarding plans to block and confront Democratic members of Congress from entering the Capitol through the tunnel system via the basement of the Library of Congress,&#8221; <a href="https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106625?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=usgao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GAO says</a>.
&#8220;Further, Capitol Police personnel identified a group’s intentions to form a perimeter around the Capitol complex on the morning of January 6,&#8221; the GAO report adds. &#8220;As a result, Capitol Police deployed a Civil Disturbance Unit platoon one hour earlier than originally planned to increase the security presence at locations identified in the credible threat.&#8221;
However the FBI, in addition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&amp;A), &#8220;did not consistently follow agency policies or procedures for processing tips or potential threats because they did not have controls to ensure compliance with policies,&#8221; GAO says. The Capitol Police, the watchdog adds, &#8220;did not share threat products with its frontline officers.&#8221;
GAO made 10 recommendations to five agencies, including the FBI and Capitol Police, to shore up weaknesses, including &#8220;internal control deficiencies related to processing or sharing information.&#8221;
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An FBI spokesperson pointed The Daily Wire to a letter by Larissa Knapp, executive assistant director for the FBI’s national security branch, to the GAO saying the bureau accepted the watchdog&#8217;s recommendations.
The FBI &#8220;was not aware of actionable intelligence indicating that a large mob would storm the Capitol building. It is worth emphasizing that the findings of the GAO do nothing to dispute that assertion,&#8221; she emphasized.
The Daily Wire also reached out to the Capitol Police for comment.
Chief of Police J. Thomas Manger said in a letter to GAO the Capitol Police is drafting a new policy that will feature guidance for sharing threat-related information agency-wide.
For its inquiry, GAO says it interviewed officials and reviewed agency threat products, but did not examine threat information that was subject to ongoing investigations or prosecutions. The release on Tuesday is an unclassified version of a sensitive report issued in January. It is the seventh in a series of reports put together by GAO focused on January 6, 2021.

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FBI, Capitol Police Shrugged Off ‘Credible Threats’ Before Jan. 6, Says Watchdog

FBI And Capitol Police Identified 'Credible Threats' But Fumbled In Run-Up To January 6: Report

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The mother of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashli Babbitt</a> says she was &#8220;aggressively&#8221; arrested near the Capitol on Friday, two years after her daughter was fatally shot in the halls of Congress.
Micki Witthoeft <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_EbESkg_C8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared her story with Newsmax</a> hours after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/capitol-police-arrest-ashli-babbitts-mother-on-two-year-anniversary-of-riot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she was detained</a> for allegedly failing to obey an order and obstructing a roadway. Witthoeft said she and others were looking for a place to lay down flowers at the Capitol for her daughter and other &#8220;unarmed American patriots&#8221; in the crowd on January 6, 2021, who died.
On that day two years ago, Babbitt, an Air Force veteran in her mid-30s who was a supporter of former President Donald Trump, entered the U.S. Capitol with a crowd of people, disrupting lawmakers meeting to certify President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/08/ashli-babbitt-shooting-video-capitol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Video shows the moment</a> she was fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer as she climbed through the broken window of a barricaded door near the Speaker&#8217;s Lobby.
The Justice Department <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused to pursue criminal charges</a> and the Capitol Police <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-completes-internal-investigation-january-6-officer-involved" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined to take disciplinary action</a> in connection to the incident against the officer, Lt. Michael Byrd, who claimed to NBC News that <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-during-capitol-riot-breaks-silence-n1277736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulling the trigger</a> was a “last resort.”
On Friday, as President Joe Biden awarded medals to a dozen individuals, including police officers who were injured defending the Capitol two years ago, Witthoeft said her group&#8217;s initial plan was to lay flowers on the steps of the Capitol. Witthoeft said people were being let in, but her group &#8220;with our signs and our flags&#8221; were denied entry. As the group walked around to find another spot, Witthoeft said they were limited in where they could walk.
Witthoeft said there were other citizens walking on a sidewalk, but her group was not allowed to &#8220;because we had American flags at the United States Capitol.&#8221; Witthoeft said crossing four lanes of traffic to the other side would have deprived her of honoring Babbitt, and so they walked on the road. This was when the arrest caught on video took place.
Witthoeft said one officer &#8220;aggressively&#8221; detained her. &#8220;He was very aggressive. I put my hands behind my back and that&#8217;s when he started yanking me around,&#8221; she added.
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BABBITT&#39;S MOTHER SPEAKS OUT: Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, speaks out to <a href="https://twitter.com/SchmittNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SchmittNYC</a> after she herself was arrested by Capitol police on the two-year anniversary of the date of her daughter&#39;s killing. ➡ <a href="https://t.co/QiLDC8cWv4">https://t.co/QiLDC8cWv4</a> <a href="https://t.co/9f01Q4bcjY">pic.twitter.com/9f01Q4bcjY</a>
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The Capitol Police released a <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/woman-charged-blocking-and-obstructing-roadways-obey-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said a group of demonstrators was &#8220;illegally blocking traffic&#8221; on Independence Avenue, SW, near First Street, SW.
&#8220;The group did not have a permit to demonstrate on Capitol Grounds,&#8221; Capitol Police said. &#8220;Officers established a clear police line to prevent the group from moving further west on Independence Avenue, SW. The officers and officials told the group to get out of the road or the group would be arrested. The sidewalk was open. A woman in the group was given multiple warnings to get out of the road. Instead of getting out of the road, the woman refused to leave, turned around with her hands behind her back, and asked to be arrested.&#8221;
The woman, identified as 58-year-old Witthoeft, was arrested on a charge of blocking and obstructing roadways, as well as for allegedly violating a regulation to obey an order. &#8220;As is typical for this charge, Ms. Witthoeft was processed and released this afternoon after being given a citation to appear in court at a later date,&#8221; the Capitol Police said.
Newsmax host Rob Schmitt, who was interviewing Witthoeft, said Black Lives Matter and climate protesters receive different treatment. He also posited that what happened to Witthoeft and her group &#8220;was political in nature to some extent.&#8221;
The interview ended with Witthoeft talking about how she and others have been holding vigils outside the Washington, D.C., jail where Capitol riot defendants are being held &#8220;unconstitutionally.&#8221; She added that they have been sitting in on the trials and, &#8220;it&#8217;s my opinion that they tried the day on the calendar and not the person to the offense.&#8221;

Micki Witthoeft, the mother of slain J6 participant Ashli Babbitt

Ashli Babbitt’s Mother Speaks Out After Arrest

Ashli Babbitt's Mother Speaks Out After Arrest

The mother of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ashli Babbitt</a> got arrested at a demonstration near the Capitol exactly two years after her daughter was fatally shot during the Capitol riot.
Video footage posted to Twitter showed Babbitt&#8217;s mother, Micki Witthoeft, being escorted by officers into a Capitol Police vehicle on Friday afternoon.
Capitol Police <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/woman-charged-blocking-and-obstructing-roadways-obey-order" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a statement</a> that said Witthoeft, 58, was arrested on a charge of blocking and obstructing roadways, as well as for allegedly violating a regulation to obey an order.
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Capitol Police said there were a group of demonstrators &#8220;illegally blocking traffic on Independence Avenue, SW, near First Street, SW.&#8221;
The statement added: &#8220;The group did not have a permit to demonstrate on Capitol Grounds. Officers established a clear police line to prevent the group from moving further west on Independence Avenue, SW. The officers and officials told the group to get out of the road or the group would be arrested. The sidewalk was open. A woman in the group was given multiple warnings to get out of the road. Instead of getting out of the road, the woman refused to leave, turned around with her hands behind her back, and asked to be arrested.&#8221;
The statement concluded: &#8220;As is typical for this charge, Ms. Witthoeft was processed and released this afternoon after being given a citation to appear in court at a later date.&#8221;
The demonstration near the Capitol took place on the two-year anniversary of the Capitol riot. Witthoeft was part of a group demonstrating near the Supreme Court in support of people arrested and charged in connection to the riot, per Getty. Witthoeft later told Newsmax that she was arrested while seeking to lay down flowers for the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">four people in the January 6 crowd</a>, including her daughter, who died two years ago.
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BABBITT&#39;S MOTHER SPEAKS OUT: Micki Witthoeft, mother of Ashli Babbitt, speaks out to <a href="https://twitter.com/SchmittNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SchmittNYC</a> after she herself was arrested by Capitol police on the two-year anniversary of the date of her daughter&#39;s killing. ➡ <a href="https://t.co/QiLDC8cWv4">https://t.co/QiLDC8cWv4</a> <a href="https://t.co/9f01Q4bcjY">pic.twitter.com/9f01Q4bcjY</a>
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Democrats marked the anniversary of the riot with President Joe Biden awarding medals to a dozen individuals, <a href="https://abc7.com/citizens-medal-jan-6-president-biden-capitol-insurrection/12660974/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including police officers</a> who were injured defending the Capitol that day.
Babbitt, an Air Force veteran in her mid-30s who was a supporter of former President Donald Trump, entered the U.S. Capitol with a throng of people on January 6, 2021, disrupting lawmakers meeting to certify Biden&#8217;s 2020 election victory.
A Capitol Police officer shot Babbitt as she tried to make her way through a broken window of a barricaded door near the Speaker&#8217;s Lobby, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/08/ashli-babbitt-shooting-video-capitol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as shown in video clips</a>. She later died at a nearby hospital from her injuries, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to authorities</a>.
After the Justice Department <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/department-justice-closes-investigation-death-ashli-babbitt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused to pursue criminal charges</a> and the Capitol Police <a href="https://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releases/uscp-completes-internal-investigation-january-6-officer-involved" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined to take disciplinary action</a> in connection to the incident, Lt. Michael Byrd revealed himself as the officer who shot Babbitt.
“I know that day I saved countless lives,” Byrd said in an <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-who-shot-ashli-babbitt-during-capitol-riot-breaks-silence-n1277736" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with NBC News</a>. “I know members of Congress, as well as my fellow officers and staff, were in jeopardy and in serious danger. And that’s my job.” He told the news outlet that pulling the trigger was a &#8220;last resort.&#8221;
Though Babbitt&#8217;s family in San Diego, California, were said to sue the Capitol Police for $10 million, <a href="https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/ashli-babbitt-wrongful-death-lawsuit-not-filed/509-75117a93-aabf-4723-a755-e34bc90ba2dd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS 8 reported in June 2022</a> that they had yet to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
Babbitt&#8217;s widower, Aaron Babbitt, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10381601/Ashli-Babbitts-husband-says-alive-attended-Capitol-Riot-her.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told TMZ early last year</a> he believed Ashli Babbitt would not have entered the Capitol if he flew to Washington, D.C., with her.
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Capitol Police Arrest Ashli Babbitt’s Mother On Two-Year Anniversary Of Riot

Capitol Police Arrest Ashli Babbitt's Mother On Two-Year Anniversary Of Riot

Disgraced former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fbi">FBI</a> agent and a central figure in propagating the Trump-Russia “collusion” probe ​​Peter Strzok touted to legacy media pundits Monday that September 11 is “nothing compared” to January 6.
During an interview with MSNBC’s Nichole Wallace during Deadline White House, Wallace condemned FBI director Christoper Wray for failing to spout “one utterance” of connecting the dots between 9/11 and 1/6, adding that day in American history was the “deadliest attack on the U.S. Capitol.&#8221;
“If you look at the scale in terms of threat to democracy — I mean 9/11 was a tragedy, we lost thousands of lives in a horrific way — we still mourn to this day,” Strzok said. “But when you look at something that is an attack on democracy . . . that could actually bring about a fundamental change to American governance, as we understand it — 9/11 is nothing compared to January 6.”
Strzok then echoed MSNBC’s sentiments slamming federal authorities for failing to get on the “same sort of war footing” that the U.S. paved following the events at the World Trade Center twenty years ago.
“Shame on everyone,” he added.
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While framing it against 9/11, Nicolle Wallace claims January 6 was &quot;the deadliest attack on the U.S. capital in history.&quot; Disgraced and corrupt former FBI agent Peter Strzok agrees, saying: &quot;9/11 is nothing compared to January 6&quot; and demands leaders &quot;be on the same war footing.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/lI1KTYnE2f">pic.twitter.com/lI1KTYnE2f</a>
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Strzok joined a list of political voices — primarily on the left — who believe that a mob of former President Donald Trump supporters storming the United States Capitol has somehow become a more terrorizing event than two planes crashing into the World Trade Center, taking nearly 3,000 innocent lives.
To this day, New Yorkers can still remember the stench that permeated the air for months from the thousands of dead bodies killed on that dreadful day.
Politifact <a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/22/far-left-group-bombed-capitol-1983-heres-how-s-dif/">reports</a> January 6 involved approximately 2,000 people. Some of them overturned barricades, clashed with police, and stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congressional members from certifying the 2020 presidential election results. Officials estimate about 800 people out of the massive crowd breached the Capitol grounds and building, leaving just over 200 people pleading guilty to one or more charges.
A bipartisan Senate <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/us/politics/jan-6-capitol-deaths.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> reviewed by The New York Times earlier this year found nine people died on or after January 6. However, the only one who died by gunshot was 36-year-old military veteran Ashli Babbit.
However, reports from supporters and independent journalists tell a different story. Witnesses allegedly say a small number of agent provocateurs climbing press risers long before any Trump supporter made it past the Capitol Reflecting Pool, which sits in front of the main lawn just before the main physical building.
Witnesses say following the alleged agitators riling up the crowd, only a fraction of the group joined in on the mob mentality.
Sources witnessed Capitol police officers allegedly opening barricades to access the grounds, riot police forming barriers until disbanding, which allowed the crowd to advance, and other authorities holding the door open for protestors to enter the building.
Once on the ground and in the building, witnesses said “protestors” could allegedly be seen changing their black bloc attire into Trump merchandise before creating more chaos. Others have also said they witnessed rioters inside the building relaying cudgel-like weapons through windows to the people on the other side of the window frame. All the while, the majority of Trump supporters on the ground screamed at the violent rioters to protest peacefully.
And mainstream media has repeatedly shared those images of the elderly women “storming the Capitol” while staying within the stanchions, taking pictures of the interior of the building.
Yet, Stzrok, who has been accused of causing long-term damage to the FBI’s reputation after the bureau fired him four years ago, and others have pledged to create the narrative that January 6 was the worst attack on American soil and a so-called deadly insurrection.

Former FBI Agent Peter Strzok Says January 6 Was Worse Than 9/11

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