He died from a stroke caused by a blood clot. It had no more connection to the events of Jan. 6 than any other death that occurred from natural causes. In fact, he died the next day. His death was falsely attributed to being struck with a fire extinguisher for months despite there being no basis for that conclusion. It was yet another in a long line of fake media stories perpetuated to smear Trump that turned out to be baseless. As you correctly note, the only person killed that day was an unarmed female military vet. Shot at point blank range by an officer. The investigation into her death was covered up to the extent that his name was not even revealed. Like something from Commie China.
The officer died from the intense situation he faced from the violent insurrectionists. Police were beaten by Trump thugs with weapons, objects, and a fire extinguisher. Ashli Babbitt was a deranged Qanon conspiracy theorist who intended to attack members of Congress. She was warned several times not to break through the Capitol window and she did anyway. It was her own fault. There was no "cover up" an investigation was done and the police officer who is an American hero was interviewed telling the entire story. There are no "baseless stories to smear Trump". Trump is a mentally ill deranged lunatic who attempted an illegal coup to remain in power and he ordered his thugs to storm the Capitol to overturn the certification from happening. That is clear treason.
She was deep into it': Ashli Babbitt, killed in Capitol riot, was devoted conspiracy theorist
Babbitt, shot by police on Wednesday, saw storming of Capitol as a pivotal moment for the countryhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/09/ashli-babbitt-capitol-mob-trump-qanon-conspiracy-theoryTrump biographer explains the biggest thing General Milley got wrong about the former presidentTrump biographer Tim O'Brien penned a column on Tuesday explaining one big thing they new Bob Woodward/Bob Costa's book Peril gets wrong.
It was reported Tuesday that Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was terrified that Trump would go to war and launch a nuclear strike to try to stay in power. He went so far as to promise China that if Trump did something like that he'd flag it for China ahead of time.
Pelosi called Milley after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to ask about what "precautions are available to prevent an unstable president from initiating military hostilities," a transcript of the call said.
There were "a lot of checks in the system," Milley told her.
"He's crazy. You know he's crazy," Pelosi said. "He's crazy and what he did yesterday is further evidence of his craziness."
"I agree with you on everything," Milley answered.
The excerpt of the book also claimed that Milley believed Trump "suffered a mental decline after the election."
O'Brien explained that it may seem that Trump went "rogue" or became worse, but the reality is that "Trump was the same guy before and after the 2020 presidential election and on Jan. 6 that he was when he was elected in 2016."
In fact, Trump is the same guy he has been for decades, he explained.
"Love him or hate him, Trump is consistent and has stayed true to form for most of his 75 years. It's that authenticity that endears him to his supporters," O'Brien wrote.
For anyone watching closely, Trump's anger about 2020 is the same as his allegations of "voter fraud" in 2016 when he said that he actually won the popular vote because of millions of "illegal" votes. It's the same as the lie that his crowd at the inauguration was bigger than former President Barack Obama.
"The risks that the country, the rule of law and our institutions still confront stems from that reality," said O'Brien. "The Republican Party continues to embrace and foment Trumpism. Much could still go wrong. And we can't rely on military leaders going rogue to protect us from rogue presidents."
He said that the fact that Milley had to go around Trump proves how broken things are.
"Milley is a sophisticated and dedicated public servant, and he was well aware how his actions would appear," the column says.
"Milley also understands where all this might be headed," the piece closed. "He compared the Jan. 6 insurrection to the failed 1905 uprising in Russia. While the 1905 rebellion sputtered out and was repressed, it paved the way for the more seismic and indelible Russian Revolution of 1917."
Milley confessed to senior staffers that the Jan. 6 attack could have been "a precursor to something far worse down the road."
O'Brien said that Milley's options, not his actions, should be what causes fear.
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