The Officers Danced at a Black Lives Matter Rally. Then They Stormed the Capitol.

By artappraiser on Mon, 03/08/2021 - 9:44pm |

Today’s Great Read:

Two officers charged in the Capitol riot once danced at a Black Lives Matter rally in Virginia. We examined what their story tells us about power and status in America. https://t.co/ZXnRWL79Kq
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 8, 2021

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/us/rocky-mount-capitol-riot-black-lives-matter.html

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an even more surprising one:

Scoop: A veteran charged in the Capitol riot once served as a crew chief for the presidential helicopter squadron.

The job requires a top secret clearance, including a process known as Yankee White, which is reserved for personnel close to POTUS https://t.co/twaZd2fzHE
— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) March 10, 2021