{"id":54823,"date":"2021-03-03T18:36:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T22:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54823"},"modified":"2021-03-03T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T22:37:27","slug":"democrat-leaders-lied-when-they-called-jan-6th-an-armed-insurrection-no-firearms-confiscated-patriots-only-trespassed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=54823","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Leaders Knowingly Lied When They Called Jan. 6th an Armed Insurrection—No Firearms Confiscated & Patriots Only Trespassed"},"content":{"rendered":"

FBI Counterterrorism Official: No Firearms Recovered During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach<\/h1>\n

by Jack Phillips
\nThe Epoch Times<\/p>\n

An FBI official on Wednesday testified at a Senate hearing that\u00a0she has no knowledge of any guns being recovered from suspects who were arrested during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When asked by\u00a0Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) about whether firearms were recovered or if any suspect was charged with firearms offenses, FBI counterterrorism chief Jill Sanborn responded:\u00a0\u201cTo my knowledge, none.\u201d<\/p>\n

But in the hearing, Sanborn also said that before the Jan. 6 incident,\u00a0\u201cWe knew they would be armed, we had intelligence that they would be coming to DC, but we did not have intelligence that they would be breaching the Capitol<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson previously told news outlets that the term \u201carmed insurrection\u201d used by some Democratic officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and mainstream news outlets is incorrect as no guns were recovered. The only shooting involved an officer-involved shooting that left one protester, Ashli Babbitt, dead. The officer\u2019s identity has yet to be disclosed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say, if it\u2019s properly termed an \u2018armed insurrection,\u2019 it was a pretty ragtag one,\u201d Johnson said in an interview with the New York Times last week.\u00a0 \u201cThis didn\u2019t seem like an armed insurrection to me. When you hear the word \u2018armed,\u2019 don\u2019t you think of firearms? Here\u2019s the questions I would have liked to ask: How many firearms were confiscated? How many shots were fired?\u201d he also said.<\/p>\n

Johnson added: \u201cIf that was a planned armed insurrection, you really have a bunch of idiots.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n

The senator\u2019s comments drew a rebuke from media pundits and congressional Democrats, who attempted to characterize him as someone who is sympathetic to the rioters.<\/p>\n

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Separately on Wednesday, the\u00a0U.S. Capitol Police said Wednesday it has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to breach the building on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The statement did not name the organization but called it \u201can identified militia group.\u201d Thursday marks the date when some have claimed that Trump, defeated by Biden in the Nov. 3 election, will be sworn in for a second term in office.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A day before that, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the Jan. 6 incident is being classified by the agency as \u201cdomestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the Capitol breach. Among those arrested were members of right-wing groups such as the Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, and Proud Boys. The Oath Keepers and Three Percenters are armed militia groups.<\/p>\n

There was no indication that the Senate or House would alter their legislative activities on Thursday. The House is aiming to debate and pass a policing reform bill on Thursday. The Senate could be in the midst of a potentially long debate and votes on a COVID-19 aid bill.<\/p>\n

Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n

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