Boiled down...Why did Lauren Boebert lead a late-night Capitol tour three weeks before Jan. 6?
On the night of Dec. 12, 2020, the day of the first Stop the Steal rally in Washington and three weeks ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, several guests of
then-Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., received an exclusive after-hours tour of the Capitol building from the far-right firebrand.
There are several unanswered questions about this visit,
which appears to have violated normal Capitol protocol in various ways.
It's not clear who authorized it, since Boebert was not yet a member of Congress and had no official standing in D.C.
It's perhaps even stranger that it occurred on a Saturday night, when the Capitol complex is closed.
But her ambiguous comments appeared to avoid any specific discussion of this unexplained December tour.
the Dec. 12 tour led by Boebert involved various parts of the Capitol complex,
including the staircase in the Senate's empty Brumidi Corridors,
Senate room S-127 and
the Senate briefing room,
as well as the then-vacant Capitol Rotunda.
everything about their presence on the observation deck alongside a Capitol Police officer remains unexplained.
the rules for observation deck tours stipulate that a member of Congress and an official guide must accompany each group that climbs the Capitol Dome.
There's no indication that either a member or a guide was present on this occasion.
spots for such tours are not readily available, with only eight reservations available on any given day.
She certainly was not a sworn member of Congress and had no office, no staff and no official status in the Capitol complex.
It's even more puzzling that this tour took place on Saturday night.
guidelines for member-led Capitol tours state they are only available on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
and also that all visitors must sign liability waivers and
all tours must be led by official Capitol guides, not Capitol Police officers.
"Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, I haven't given any Capitol tours except to show my children around where I'll be working while I'm away from home." LIE
It is unclear ... exactly how they managed to tour the Capitol Dome that evening without a member of Congress and an official guide.
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Another target for the Dem's 1/6 investigation
- "Go down there and peacefully protest."
- President Trump