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sheshe2

(87,879 posts)
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:00 PM Sunday

30 million in damages to our House and he is going to let them walk!?

This is 30 million and rising that we the taxpayers have paid. They shat on the floors, rubbed their feces on the wall and pissed in our house like animals.

There is no dollar amount that will account for the trauma and deaths of those souls that were in our House conducting the peoples business that day.



Architect Of The Capitol Outlines $30 Million In Damages From Pro-Trump Riot


"[Architect of the Capitol] employees sheltered congressional staff in their shops to protect them from the roving mob," Blanton said, adding, "Other members of our team raced to the roof to reverse the airflows within the building to help clear the air of chemical irritants, like bear repellents and pepper spray, while more team members rushed bottles of water and eyewash stations to Capitol Police officers in need of assistance."

When the mob thronged the Capitol, the Architect of the Capitol's painters and artisans were laboring to complete the massive task of readying the campus to host a presidential inauguration.

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"The [inauguration] platform was wrecked. There was broken glass and other debris. Sound systems and photography equipment was damaged beyond repair or stolen. Two historic Olmsted lanterns were ripped from the ground, and the wet blue paint was tracked all over the historic stone balustrades and Capitol building hallways."


In the Capitol building complex, historical statues, murals and furniture were damaged, mainly from pepper spray accretions and residue from chemical irritants and fire extinguishers, requiring expert cleaning and conservation. Work crews covered gaping holes with plywood and cleared "a small mountain of debris left behind on the west and east fronts," Blanton said.

Blanton also said many lawmakers have asked his office about preserving mementos from the unprecedented violence wrought by U.S. citizens on their own Capitol. While most damaged items had to be removed because of safety concerns, he said his staff preserved the panels of the historical Columbus Doors on the east front "for a potential presentation or display."




https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/02/24/970977612/architect-of-the-capitol-outlines-30-million-in-damages-from-pro-trump-riot

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30 million in damages to our House and he is going to let them walk!? (Original Post) sheshe2 Sunday OP
Mahalo for the Report on.. Putting it Like This, she! Cha Sunday #1
Thanks, Cha. sheshe2 Sunday #5
I know.. it's one Long Cha Sunday #16
special boy's tRump and musk can to anything they want, special boys are above the law. nt yaesu Sunday #2
We all knew this would happen if It got back in. Crunchy Frog Sunday #3
You're right. rubbersole Sunday #17
You're right about the "it" designation, but it disservices all the other its. erronis Sunday #21
Of course he'll let them walk. He B.See Sunday #4
The criminal wants to pardon the criminals. sheshe2 Sunday #8
Yep. In The Trump/MAGA Bizarro world B.See Sunday #15
that's why he kept calling us "losers" - we weren't going to be in on his rape of America. erronis Sunday #22
Why, it wouldn't surprise me if ReRe Sunday #24
This is the outrage, far surpassing Hunter RussBLib Sunday #6
There is absolutely no comparison between yorkster Sunday #11
In order to push the bullshit about he did nothing wrong Klarkashton Sunday #7
walk? he wants them to march. rampartd Sunday #9
And those who gave the tours in the days prior to the invasion... Hope22 Sunday #10
Can someone direct me to high blood pressure medication? Dem2theMax Sunday #12
"Deplorables" was waaaay too kind. They just suck as humans and need culling. Don't vax, don't educate, smoke. Evolve Dammit Sunday #13
Blame the entire ReTHUG party malaise Sunday #14
Can't be stated enough. It was a national effort on the part of the GOP, not just Trump. They had fake electors Karasu Sunday #20
You make it sound like I don't. sheshe2 Sunday #23
They marched that filthy confederate flag through our Capitol Building. CrispyQ Sunday #18
Nor I. sheshe2 Sunday #29
He's an insurrectionist himself, and constitutionally prohibited from occupying the presidency, but no one stopped him. Karasu Sunday #19
Fuck all these fucking fucks, and moreover, the fuckers who made it possible that they'll be pardoned Blue Owl Sunday #25
Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Sunday #26
Ahmen Felicita Monday #38
Sentences averaged around four years Shermann Sunday #27
The whole feces thing Meowmee Sunday #28
Yes sheshe2 Sunday #32
Sometimes my cats do to mark when stressed or sick etc. Meowmee Sunday #33
Your poor babies, I get that.💙 sheshe2 Sunday #34
You are absolutely right 👍 TommieMommy Monday #35
We know who the perps are - they should each get an itemized invoice FakeNoose Sunday #30
Trump hates America. CaptainTruth Sunday #31
There's whispers of Tickle Monday #36
Trump is WEAK ON CRIME! Emile Monday #37
The gutter has come to power 4catsmom Monday #39

Cha

(305,714 posts)
16. I know.. it's one Long
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:46 PM
Sunday

Continual being Pissed at Factory.

My hope is that it Implodes

yaesu

(8,308 posts)
2. special boy's tRump and musk can to anything they want, special boys are above the law. nt
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:05 PM
Sunday

Crunchy Frog

(27,074 posts)
3. We all knew this would happen if It got back in.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:06 PM
Sunday

It's probably the least of the outrages that we're going to have to witness or suffer through.

rubbersole

(8,642 posts)
17. You're right.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:47 PM
Sunday

This is basic treason 101. Doesn't change our daily lives if we don't want it to. Tariff boy is talking up bitcoin now. He and Musk are gonna fuck with the dollar. Pootie will break a rib laughing before Easter.

erronis

(16,999 posts)
21. You're right about the "it" designation, but it disservices all the other its.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:17 PM
Sunday

I know quite a few "it"s that are nowhere as horrible as that one. (I lived with one for many years...)

B.See

(3,760 posts)
4. Of course he'll let them walk. He
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:06 PM
Sunday

INVITED them and incited them. They were there on his behalf, and doing HIS bidding.

Hell, he'll probably give em medals.

B.See

(3,760 posts)
15. Yep. In The Trump/MAGA Bizarro world
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:43 PM
Sunday

Crime DOES pay, and pays handsomely...

to those of PRIVILEGE.

erronis

(16,999 posts)
22. that's why he kept calling us "losers" - we weren't going to be in on his rape of America.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:19 PM
Sunday

ReRe

(10,848 posts)
24. Why, it wouldn't surprise me if
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:04 PM
Sunday

he delays the Inaugural Ball until after he has pardoned all the criminals so they can be there.

Thugs, every single one of them, including donOld & his cabinet.

None of them deserve to be anywhere near Washington D.C.

RussBLib

(9,686 posts)
6. This is the outrage, far surpassing Hunter
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:14 PM
Sunday

...they fucking attacked the Capitol, and because Dems did not forcefully enough refute the "stolen election 2020" bullshit, they felt justified. Not one deserves freedom.

yorkster

(2,478 posts)
11. There is absolutely no comparison between
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:21 PM
Sunday

Jan.6 and the pardon of Hunter Biden, who was and still is targeted by Trump and his cabal.

Klarkashton

(2,245 posts)
7. In order to push the bullshit about he did nothing wrong
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:16 PM
Sunday

He has to follow though with a big pardon for all those shitheads. Then he can claim that it never happened or some such shit.

Hope22

(3,042 posts)
10. And those who gave the tours in the days prior to the invasion...
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:21 PM
Sunday

Should be held accountable as well!

Dem2theMax

(10,365 posts)
12. Can someone direct me to high blood pressure medication?
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:22 PM
Sunday

Wait. I'm already on it, and it's not helping.

There's only one thing that would help.
Biting my tongue. Biting my tongue. Biting my tongue.

Evolve Dammit

(18,965 posts)
13. "Deplorables" was waaaay too kind. They just suck as humans and need culling. Don't vax, don't educate, smoke.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:33 PM
Sunday

Karasu

(287 posts)
20. Can't be stated enough. It was a national effort on the part of the GOP, not just Trump. They had fake electors
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:00 PM
Sunday

and fucking everything. Hell, J6 happened because the GOP's attempt to overturn the election in Congress failed.

And for some reason, this country still insists on treating them like a valid political party.

sheshe2

(87,879 posts)
23. You make it sound like I don't.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:40 PM
Sunday

Of course I blame the entire party and their unhinged and uneducated voters. They all aided and abetted what happened that day whether it was cheering them on or their total silence after it was over. The worst ones in the beginning were outraged and then took a knee to trump.

That is all.

CrispyQ

(38,454 posts)
18. They marched that filthy confederate flag through our Capitol Building.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:48 PM
Sunday


I will never forget that image.

sheshe2

(87,879 posts)
29. Nor I.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:25 PM
Sunday
Arrests made: More than 1,488 defendants have been charged in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (This includes those charged in both District and Superior Court).

Criminal charges:

· Approximately 547 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including approximately 163 individuals who have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.



· Approximately 140 police officers were assaulted on Jan. 6 at the Capitol, including about 80 from the U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department.



· Approximately 11 individuals have been arrested on a series of charges that relate to assaulting a member of the media, or destroying their equipment, on Jan. 6



· Approximately 1,417 defendants have been charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds. Of those, 171 defendants have been charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.


https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/43-months-jan-6-attack-capitol

Karasu

(287 posts)
19. He's an insurrectionist himself, and constitutionally prohibited from occupying the presidency, but no one stopped him.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:57 PM
Sunday

So now that he's actually fucking there, what did people think he was going to do?

Blue Owl

(54,847 posts)
25. Fuck all these fucking fucks, and moreover, the fuckers who made it possible that they'll be pardoned
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:07 PM
Sunday

Shermann

(8,698 posts)
27. Sentences averaged around four years
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:16 PM
Sunday

Those who pleaded guilty to felony charges received an average sentence of about two years and five months. So, they've largely done the bulk of their time, and a pardon does not erase a felony conviction.

sheshe2

(87,879 posts)
32. Yes
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:18 PM
Sunday

Animals know better than to take a crap in their own house. These people are not right in the head, being a trump supporter proves my point.

Meowmee

(5,930 posts)
33. Sometimes my cats do to mark when stressed or sick etc.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:20 PM
Sunday

But they know they aren’t supposed to. These people on the other hand are truly bsc imo.

sheshe2

(87,879 posts)
34. Your poor babies, I get that.💙
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:31 PM
Sunday

These sub humans were sick in a far different way. They did what they did intentionally and are sick in the head and heart.

FakeNoose

(35,908 posts)
30. We know who the perps are - they should each get an itemized invoice
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:39 PM
Sunday

Let them all pay for the damage they did.

CaptainTruth

(7,260 posts)
31. Trump hates America.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:41 PM
Sunday

It's the only logical conclusion I can come to, the only reason that explains everything.

Tickle

(3,123 posts)
36. There's whispers of
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:21 AM
Monday

compensation. Imagine that? Apparently lives were ruined 😔😣😞🙄

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