it was illegal, the next question is, did they try to pull it off anyway? if the answer to that is yes they try to pull it off anyway, my next personal question is always, well when they try to pull it off was it occasionally hilarious? [laughs] whether or not the answer that is yes, then next obvious question is, did they get caught? and then of course the final question is, will they get in trouble for it? that is pretty simply where we are. and sort of how we know how to orient ourselves in this ongoing saga which will be, you know, our generation story in american history. was illegal? did they know? did they do it anyway? was it ridiculous when they did? did they get caught? will they get in trouble? now, the answer to all the first five questions, we now know, is yes. it s only that last one that is uncertain. but in this particular part of the plot to overthrow the u.s. government, i didn t really expect to be talking about this is our lead story tonight. it surprised
that we now know to ask. question number one, was illegal? if the answer is, yes it was illegal, the next question is, did they know it was illegal? if the answer was yes they knew it was illegal, the next question is, did they try to pull it off anyway? if the answer to that is yes they try to pull it off anyway, my next personal question is always, well when they try to pull it off was it occasionally hilarious? [laughs] whether or not the answer that is yes, then next obvious question is, did they get caught? and then of course the final question is, will they get in trouble for it? that is pretty simply where we are. and sort of how we know how to orient ourselves in this ongoing saga which will be, you know, our generation story in american history. was illegal? did they know? did they do it anyway? was it ridiculous when they did? did they get caught? will they get in trouble? now, the answer to all the first five questions, we now know, is yes. it s only that last one
incursion of the state capital arizona went on to participate in the capital in january 6th. and was at the years in prison. we know there were similar armed incursions charging state houses in the homes of state governors, not just in arizona, but in michigan, washington, oregon, all in the months leading up to january 6th. and given that, given the slide from trump supporting from politics into violence, an armed confrontation, given that, that has been documented at this hearing, is that particularly in prize but it s still scary to read that was on the front page of the washington post. lawmakers on the january six investigation that to ramp up their security due to sharply increase cadence of threats of violence against them. the post reporting that in the past 24 hours, there s been a notable uptick in the number of violent threats made against members of congress were part
committee hearing. there s also newly-revealed yesterday s hearing, that before january 6th, before the january 6th attack or started a federal some tested out those violent tactics in the states. going after the state level target the trump had singled out. the committee revealed new video showing how a group of protesters illegally occupied the arizona house of representatives, right after the election. some of the protesters were armed with rifles, they were there trying to bully arizona republicans. again, using rifles that they should overturn the election for donald trump. at least one of those protesters in that illegal incursion of the state capital arizona went on to participate