After photos surfaced of Trump rioters packing zip ties and guns circulated, the FBI stepped in to because it appears that there must have been a plot to take Congress members hostage — or even worse.
‘We’re not looking at this as a grand conspiracy, but we are interested in learning what people would do with things like zip ties,’ said one law enforcement official.
One of the mob members has been identified as a retired Air Force officer, who was pictured wearing a combat helmet, body armor and a vinyl tag with the Punisher skull on – a symbol of white supremacists and believers of QAnon, a dangerous conspiracy group.
It’s just one reminder that things could have been much worse.
Secret Service rushes Senator to safety.