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edgeplayer t1_itr1ohc wrote

The insurrectionists needed a few, maybe 12 to 20, Capitol Police to allow them to cross onto the lawn. They knew before the day that these Police were with them and would let them through. Here we see one guy chumming up to a Capitol Police Officer in order to add one more to the list of "turned" Capitol Officers. We can see this being realized in the video of the event. Riley was groomed by Hiles to gain access without creating a scene too early. After the event Hiles has sought to keep Riley implicated to save his own skin. No wonder Riley is embarrassed.

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Ksh_667 t1_itr8wm5 wrote

Was just coming here to say about the video. I'm in uk & I've never been more shocked than when I saw the behaviour of some of the Capitol police that day. Letting ppl thru, encouraging them, beckoning them over tbe barricades or just outright walking away leaving a clear path of ingress. That made my blood run cold & made me really fear for my American pals.

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