President Joe Biden said in a recent speech that the infamous gallows built on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021, were "Erected to hang Vice President Mike Pence." That's a strong claim coming from the sitting-at least for now-leader of the free world.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., asked FBI Director Chris Wray about Biden's claim during a Wednesday congressional hearing, and Wray surprisingly debunked the president's false characterization of the "Gallows." "I'm not aware of any physical gallows It might have been a replica or symbol," Wray told Massie.
"Three years later, the FBI still has no suspects. Additionally, the Select Committee on January 6th seemingly did not review the USCP CCTV footage to identify the culprits behind the gallows, or if they did, they never released information about when the gallows were built and who built them-which can all be seen on CCTV footage from early in the morning on January 6," Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., stated said in a February press release.
According to Loudermilk, the gallows builders arrived at approximately 6:30 a.m. on January 6, 2021, in a white full-size van parked north of Constitution Avenue.
Between 6:30 a.m. and 7:15 a.m., the group constructed the platform and two main pillars of the gallows, only leaving off the crossbeam, he said.
"At approximately 1:00 p.m., the group of five returned to the scene and the presumed leader, now wearing a baseball cap, installed the final crossbeam and added the noose made of bright orange rope. Shortly after construction was complete, all five men left the grounds." Loudermilk noted that the construction of the gallows violated the Capitol Police Guidelines for Conducting an event on United States Capitol Grounds, which prohibit temporary structures from being built on Capitol grounds.
"These men arrived early in the morning, several hours before the rally even started or anyone had gathered, to construct the gallows platform, yet this structure was allowed to stay intact for all to see. These actions raise more serious and troubling questions. Why didn't the U.S. Capitol Police take down the gallows once it was seen on Capitol property, and why have the individuals never been identified?"
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