The Oat Squeezers were more than First Amendment Praetorians, they were going medieval with a lengthy siege to ensure the coup would succeed. It does explain why the riot turned into an insurrection and no fires were set. But prosecutors say the Oath Keepers were prepared for a long-haul fight, one that stretched past Jan. 6 to the inauguration. But the most salient details in the new memo describe the planning and stockpiling of weapons at the Comfort Inn. But the cache became “unnecessary,” prosecutors said, because the Oath Keepers at the Capitol — using the force of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the building — were able to get inside without additional support.

Source: New York Times January 19, 2022 20:28 UTC