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The January 6th Hearings: #9 (10/13/22) full hearing

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The Secret Service Received an Email on December 24th - Armed and Ready

The Secret Service had advanced information more than 10 days beforehand regarding the proud boys planning for January 6th. On December 31st, agents circulated intelligence reports that President Trump's supporters have proposed a movement to occupy Capitol Hill. Later on the evening of January 5th, the Secret Service learned during an FBI briefing that right-wing groups were establishing armed QRFs or quick reaction forces,. The documents we obtained from the Secret Service make clear that the crowd outside the magnetometers was armed and the agents knew it. Take a look at what they were seeing and hearing on the ground. By 930 that morning, agents reported more than 25,000 people outside the rally site. An hour later,

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