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dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 20 days ago

2 prosecutors put on leave for saying Jan. 6 was a 'mob of rioters'

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2 prosecutors put on leave for saying Jan. 6 was a 'mob of rioters'

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dude@lemmings.worldM to news@lemmings.worldEnglish · 20 days ago
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2 prosecutors put on leave for saying Jan. 6 was a 'mob of rioters' - UPI.com
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Two U.S. attorneys in Washington, D.C., were suspended for describing the events at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as carried out by "thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters."
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  • dontsayaword@piefed.social
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    What are they supposed to call it?

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      They expect them to lie.

      • dontsayaword@piefed.social
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        But like, what is the lie even supposed to be? That it was a peaceful tour of the capitol?

        • Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org
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          Through previously locked and closed windows and doors

        • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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          Yes, that’s one of their favorite lies

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          That’s one of the more popular lies that has been used, yes

          • dontsayaword@piefed.social
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            Even though we watched them set the place on fire live on TV

            • blave@lemmy.world
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              Exactly

  • WatDabney@sopuli.xyz
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    Huh.

    What would’ve happened if they’d told the actual truth? They were actually a mob of insurrectionists.

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    this photograph sounds hoarse and slurry.

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