Summary
Ryan Michael “Reily” English was arrested at the U.S. Capitol with Molotov cocktails and a knife, allegedly planning to kill newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Initially targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or House Speaker Mike Johnson, English changed plans after learning about Bessent’s Senate vote.
He told police he was prepared to kill officers to reach his target and contemplated suicide by cop.
English also considered attacking the Heritage Foundation.
He faces multiple federal charges, including possession of explosives on Capitol grounds.
He was prepared to kill officers yet turned himself in to the first officer he came across?
Why the heck did he turn himself in before he even did anything?
That’s assuming any of it even actually happened and this isn’t some sort of attempt to bolster sympathy support…
You said it, not me. Really wouldn’t put that past reich-wingers, although I do think it’s more likely that the dude was just some random person who’s really fucking fed up with, well… *gestures around broadly*
I mean, Trump faked an assassination attempt, so it isn’t a stretch to think he’d do this to build the narrative to impose martial law.
It’s right out of Hitler’s playbook.
50 Milliliter?
What did he plan to kill? Ants?
…finding two devices constructed of 50-milliliter vodka bottles with gray cloth affixed
