On December 21, right wing terrorists stormed the Oregon statehouse during a special Legislative session dedicated to COVID. And now we learn this:
Three men who participated in efforts to storm the Oregon Capitol building Dec. 21 also appear to have traveled to Washington D.C to take part in last week’s failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Images captured on social media and national television show what appear to be two of the men inside the U.S. Capitol as part of the mob attack that left five people dead and temporarily stopped Congress from certifying electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden. The third man was part of the mob but evidence has not shown he entered the building.
A review of video and photos from both events by OPB shows men whose appearance matches David Anthony Medina, 31, of Sherwood; Tim Davis, 59, of Springfield; and a third man who OPB has not been able to identify by name but appears to be the same person.
But this is what is OUTRAGEOUS: None of the men faced criminal charges for participating in the Oregon insurrection!
If they had, there would have been fewer terrorists in D.C.
Medina, the man from Sherwood, Oregon, is the organizer of the group Oregonians for Trump and the former campaign manager for Anna Kasachev, a failed Republican challenger for House District 22. He was caught on film breaching the Oregon capital building. But, he was not prosecuted in Oregon.
Why not? It is outrageous that Oregon’s state government, which is controlled by a Democratic Governor and Legislature, took no action against the these terrorists.
As a result, Medina was free to travel to D.C. to repeat his terrorism and breach the U.S. Capital, where he was filmed outside Speaker Pelosi’s office standing next to the Auschwitz guy.
Davis is the founder of a group called The American Patriotic Society. He also was in the group of insurrectionists that broke into the Oregon Statehouse. But, he was not arrested or subsequently charged in the Oregon attack.
Why not!?!
Here’s a third individual who broke into to both the Oregon Statehouse and the DC Capital. He is shown in this video pushing and threatening a photo-journalist outside the Oregon Statehouse. He also was not arrested for his acts in Oregon. He has been widely shown in pictures wearing the same green camo MAGA hat and standing on the statue of Gerald Ford in the Capital rotunda.
Terrorism prevention begins at home. The Oregon Democrats need to stop playing softball. These men are ringleaders. Cracking down in Oregon, would have precluded these ringleaders from reaching the Capital.
And this is not just an Oregon problem. The FBI is now warning that all 50 state capitals will face “protests” this weekend.
The day before the D.C. Capital attack, in California, we saw an insurrectionist occupation of the seat of the Shasta County government. The insurrectionist threatened harm against County Supervisors. Yet, to my knowledge, no charges have been filed.
State and local governments, especially in Democratic controlled states, need to take off the kid gloves. It is time for prosecutions!
C’mon Governors Brown and Newsom, get your butts in gear and demand or direct prosecutions of these terrorists!
P.S. An added benefit to prosecutions: The insurrectionists were let into the Oregon Statehouse by a Republican legislator. Arresting (and impeaching) him would pick up another seat for Democrats. The insurrectionists were let into the Shasta County set by a Republican county commissioner. We need to teach Republican elected officials the consequence of thinking they are above and outside the law, and prevent them from seeking higher office.
Action info:
Contact Oregon Gov. Brown — www.oregon.gov/…
Contract California Gov. Newsom — govapps.gov.ca.gov/…
Let them know how you feel.
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