May 24, 2021

More On Doug Mastriano's March To (Around?) The Capitol

Again, hat's off to K2theSky for all the great work. Take a look:

Note the Parler timestamp? 1:59 pm

Now let's take a look at the timeline at the NYTimes. Scroll down to where you find this text:

A YouTube live stream captures the exact moment a massive crowd also breaches a separate, larger barricade on the east side. This is the last physical barrier protecting that side of the Capitol.

The timestamp for that? 2:00 pm.

Then, K2theSky has this:

If you can't see the image on the right, here it is:

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano, taking a picture of the insurrection.

Let's all remember what he told the PGH City paper:

Later in the day on Jan. 6, Mastriano posted an official statement saying that while he and his wife were in D.C. to attend the rally, but that they both left the area when "it was apparent that this was no longer a peaceful protest." He added that "those who violated those laws must be prosecuted.”

 “As a military veteran and retired colonel, I do not – nor would I ever – condone the violence we saw today. I join with all patriotic Americans in condemning what occurred in the Capitol," said Mastriano in a statement. “My position on lawlessness is equally as clear. When it was apparent that this was no longer a peaceful protest, my wife and I left the area and made our way out of the area. At no point did we enter the Capitol building, walk on the Capitol steps or go beyond police lines."

He walked around The Capitol during the insurrection - after the event turned violent. 

State Senator Doug Mastriano has a lot of questions to answer. 

The first one I'd like to ask is:

Can we see the pictures you took with that phone?