WERE THOSE PIPEBOMBS MEANT AS DIVERSIONS? Catherine Herridge, formerly of Fox News and more recently with CBS News, reports investigators think those pipebombs found at the RNC and DNC on January 6 may have been intended to divert law enforcement away from the Capitol itself at a crucial moment. That would also suggest somebody with a command and control structure for the planned riot.
Herridge also notes that the crucial window for understanding the timeline of January 6 events is between 12:45 and 1:15, before President Donald Trump finished his speech to the gathered protestors. If that is true, and there are abundant reasons to think it is, then it’s difficult to ascribe to Trump responsibility for inciting the riot.
Law enforcement documents obtained by CBS News reveal pipe bombs were planted at both the Democratic and Republican National Committee headquarters before the U.S. Capitol. @CBS_Herridge reports on the questions remaining about the intent and coordination of the bombs pic.twitter.com/urvl2qRfGB
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 13, 2021