Former USCP chief Steven Sund is the latest Jan 6 figure to win a lucrative book deal.
I'll have more on this tomorrow after publication released but summary already shows it will be another collection of falsehoods and politically-motivated accusations:
"Dedicated men and women were knocked unconscious and sprayed with mace and bear spray as live pipe bombs were discovered at the national headquarters of both major political parties."
Reminder that 2 years later, no one has been arrested or even identified as the "pipe bomber."
"National Guard didn’t arrive until it was much too late. In the end, 150 officers were seriously injured, and nine Americans were dead."
One American was shot and killed by one of Sund's officers. His figure includes Brian Sicknick and others who allegedly committed suicide.
"The savage attack...was a well-planned and carefully coordinated armed assault on the United States Capitol. Few people realize just how close we came to seeing the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and countless members of Congress beaten, maimed, or killed." ABSURD.
Again, the only person who used a firearm on Jan 6 was USCP officer Michael Byrd. There were no guns confiscated inside the building--flag poles and pepper spray hardly count as lethal weapons.
To his credit, Sund tried--and failed--for days to get extra help for J6. Those...
responsible for security---sergeant-at-arms for Pelosi and McConnell--repeatedly refused his requests.
Recent reporting/transcripts contradict narrative Congress was unaware and unprepared.
I'll have more details this week as two-year INSHURKESHUN anniversary approaches but it's now clear numerous agencies/officials were engaged in discussions weeks before Jan 6 about what might happen.
Testimony by Jamie Fleet, shared staffer for Pelosi, House Adm committee:
And when did those preparations begin?
Oh, just six months before the INSHUREKSHUN
Fleet--who works for Pelosi and Zoe Lofgren (on J6 committee) started preparing IN DETAIL for GOP objections to certification on Jan 6. WTAF:
"We had developed a strategy to refute those objections."
They sure did...
Oh my: Pelosi, her COS, Fleet and others have a 50 minute phone call related to GOP objections.
J6 committee, in interview with former FBI DD David Bowdich, attempts to compare rioting, violence of 2020 to Jan 6.
He responds here to a Q about Lafayette Park. Vandalism, looting, arson, attacks against federal LEO for days.
The "fence" was erected to protect the White House
Investigators (names redacted) keep pushing the comparison but Bowdich isn't having it:
One investigator suggests different "response" to Lafayette Square rioters was bc racism.
Not only was Lafayette far more violent and threatened the president and his family, DOJ/DC dropped nearly all charges even those accused of assaulting police.
Just reviewed J6 committee interview with David Bowdich, FBI Deputy Director on Jan 6, who appears to be the highest-level FBI official the committee interviewed--even though he left Jan 25, 2021.
He repeatedly mentions Steven D'Antuono, head of Washington (FBI) Field office:
D'Antuono ran FBI response before and on Jan 6. All info flowed through him.
Recall he handled the Whitmer fednapping hoax before Wray promoted him to head WFO in mid Oct 2020.
It's ASTOUNDING his name does not appear ONCE in the J6 final report tho he CLEARLY was in charge
Bowdich repeatedly tells committee investigators to refer to the FBI on various matters.
Since neither Wray nor D'Antuono--still on the job at time of investigation unlike Bowdich--is mentioned in report, it appears committee did not even bother to interview them.
More evidence that advance planning for Jan 6 happened in the summer of 2020. This from Lt. Gen Walter Piatt (director of Army staff) interview:
This is the 2nd security official (so far) to admit preparations for January 6 began months beforehand.
Giving benefit of the doubt, this raises MANY more questions about how the DOD, Congress, USCP, DOJ/FBI, DHS, City of DC, Secret Service ALL FAILED to prevent what happened:
Others have posted good threads on Ray Epps testimony so I don't need to repeat.
What strikes me is Epps just HAPPENS to be in contact with key figures related to Jan 6--Baked Alaska and Ryan Samsel to name a few--but claims he didn't know them at all january6th.house.gov/sites/democrat…
He left Trump's speech before it ended, by himself, to direct people to the Capitol. He's at the site of the first breach of the exterior lines with the Proud Boys and the still-uncharged individuals in neon hats. This happens as Trump is still speaking.
It's abundantly clear Epps remained in the restricted area of the Capitol--and appeared to almost enter the building--for at least an hour on January 6.
He was on grounds while Congress still in joint session yet faces no obstruction, trespassing, "parading" charges like many: