Seattle cops were at the attempted coup that killed a

A West Virginia lawmaker was arrested as part of the Bud Light Putsch on the Capitol.
https://t.co/SAnZefQilm
A retired Air Force Lt. Col. with "white-spremacist views" stormed the Capitol.
https://t.co/NS8c2BwEgI
A real estate broker flew in on a private jet to "Storm the Capitol."
A police chief from New Hampshire was part of Trump's mob in D.C.
https://t.co/H21Uy96Jk8
A Texas lawyer livestreamed while joining the attempted coup in D.C. (and then fired.)
https://t.co/DjFfZBqqbJ
Another Republican lawmaker (former) was with Trump's rabble. Rick Saccone happened to teach international relations and global terrorism at a college in Pennsylvania. Until Thursday.
https://t.co/Rrw1PGEXcm
Bradley Rutskales, CEO of a Chicago-area tech company, invaded the Capitol. He's been charged in federal court. And fired.
https://t.co/k9F4TBwme4
Chicago real-estate agent Libby Andrews went to D.C. to storm the Capitol. She took selfies. And got fired.
https://t.co/mgTfRHerXH
An unnamed teacher from Allentown, PA, took a field trip to Storm the Capitol and is now on leave.
https://t.co/dEWvAriJQy
Lt. Roxanne Mathai of the Bexar County Sheriff's Department in Texas went to D.C. to Storm the Capitol. She's now under investigation.
https://t.co/5IIsUJUeK2
Jenny Cudd, a former mayoral candidate from West Texas, boasted about "breaking down Nancy Pelosi's office door."
https://t.co/5xp2Zmss7q
Florida fighter Andy Williams was seen on video yelling, "We are storming the Capitol — yeah baby!” as part of the deadly mob. He has been put on (paid) leave.
https://t.co/KoWorbtUgL
Donald Rouse, co-owner of Louisiana grocery-store chain Rouses Markets, joined another company executive in the deadly riot at the Capitol.
https://t.co/RHS2J8CPW1

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https://t.co/i5YaQJsKop


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