Alan (A.J.) Fischer says he can prove the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6 was incited by police brutality and their illegal use of force, not “insurrectionist” Trump supporters. The first hour of the J6 protests was a critical period of time, according to Fischer. During the protesters’ first few minutes of the first hour on Capitol grounds, officers from the Capitol Police and Metro DC Police allegedly used illegal force and brutality on what was overwhelmingly a peaceful crowd. And they did it, says Fischer, “without proper lawful warning or regard for statutory procedures.”
Fischer calls this first hour “The USCP and MPD’ Less Lethal’ Timeline.” He believes “these initial moments amount to evidence that sets the tone for the rest of the day and created the civil disorder (18 U.S. Code § 231) that he and other J6 defendants have been charged with.” He believes that if fairly presented at trial, evidence would result in the dismissal of most J6 cases.
A member of the Proud Boys, Fischer walked onto the Capitol grounds through the Peace Circle just before 1 PM. Between 12:59 PM and 2:03 PM, as Fischer shows in his “X” post below, “Police munitions occurred BEFORE a riot was declared at 1:49 PM, and BEFORE The Capitol was ‘stormed’ from 2:10 – 2:30 PM.” These are facts the House Select Committee on J6 never wants you to see.
It makes you wonder what Rep. Loudermilk really knew or meant when he said, “Our officers on the line did what they needed to do at the time.” Much of the first hour is also documented in this rumble video from StopHate.com.
WATCH: The Events That Preceded The Riot on January 6th at 1pm on The Capitol's West Plaza.
— InvestigateJ6 (@InvestigateJ6) September 5, 2023
"Our officers on the line did what they needed to do at the time." — @RepLoudermilk
1-Patriots arrived at the US Capitol to protest at 1:00 PM on January 6th, in support of the… https://t.co/HjvNZR11zX pic.twitter.com/pw3gDwLGN3
Did Protesters Know Not to Enter?: Breach #1 and Snow Fencing
Breach #1, according to Fischer’s investigation, occurred at 12:45 at the “barricades blocking a path at the Peace Circle, a few hundred yards from the Capitol off of 1st St NW. Those barricades were pushed over by a handful of protesters.”
“Protesters filled the Lower West Plaza outside the Capitol Building shortly after,” says Fischer. “This first push of the barricades is ‘defined as Breach #1 by the media and the DOJ.’ It is the famous fence push involving Ryan Samsel and Ray Epps. After the Samsel/ Epps fence push at the Peace Circle, anyone walking behind them would be clueless as to what just happened because the bike racks blocking the path were removed.”
By Wendi Strauch Mahoney
