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Oregon lawmakers held the nearly-unanimous vote to expel Rep Mike Nearman, a Republican, over his role in the December 21 storming of the state Capitol on Thursday night.
taylor greene saying the president is still the president. and these are, you know, members of the republican party in good standing collaboraing with those who want to bring down our democracy in its current form. here s a literal example of the danger of this. this story is a bit under the radar. listen to this. late last year you may or may not know this a mob showed up at the oregon capitol building, protesting coronavirus restrictions in the state. something we saw in state after state. in ways pre-staged what happened at the national capitol. and this mob managed to get inside the building. some of them carrying gun, bear spray, calls for the arrest of governor kate brown. sounds familiar, radio it? what was rehearsed in the leadup to january 6th. a few weeks later this surveillance video released to the public showing how the mob was able to breach the building, closed at the time, due to the virus. you see someone in that lower left-hand corner there? okay? a guy who walks out
Republican lawmaker caught on security camera holding door open to let MAGA rioters storm Oregon Capitol is charged with two misdemeanors
Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman was seen on video allowing protesters into Oregon State Capitol building on December 21
As he leaves, far-right demonstrators brush past him and enter the building
The protestors are then seen fighting with police who are trying to eject them
Four people were arrested and police were pepper sprayed during the incident
Nearman was charged on Friday with official misconduct and criminal trespass
The Republican lawmaker is due to appear in court on May 11 or face arrest
Beavercreek man charged with shooting Portland federal courthouse January 13 2021
Cody Melby had attended Salem Stop the Steal protest prior to allegedly firing shots into the Hatfield Federal Courthouse.
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An armed man upset about the results of the 2020 presidential election fired five shots into the side of Portland s federal courthouse on Friday, Jan. 8, according to court documents filed in federal court Sunday.
Cody Levi Melby, 39, of Beavercreek, reportedly climbed over the temporary security fence erected last summer to keep racial justice protesters outside the federal courthouse before he opened fire on the building, the documents state. No one was injured in the attack.