The nomination of Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary by President Donald Trump was confirmed Monday by the Senate.

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.

  • teft@lemmy.world
    62·
    3 months ago

    He was prepared to kill officers yet turned himself in to the first officer he came across?

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
    43·
    3 months ago

    Multiple of these stories within a few days and they turn themselves in before even trying anything. Something doesn’t add up about these stories.

    Edit: it honestly feels like they are laying the groundwork to suspend/call martial law, or do something else extreme to remove barriers to doing stuff.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      41·
      3 months ago

      Agreed, however, the trump admin will do what they want anyway and nobody will stop them.

      Anyway, can you believe the Democrats and their genocideds?

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      While they don’t say, this one seems to be liberal (from MA, some twisted concern for women’s rights). It may also be to turn the idea that it’s right wing extremists who are usually the terrorists

    • DrFistington@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      I was going to say, he picked one of the clumsiest and most awkward weapons he could have chosen for the task at hand, as well as a weapon that would be most likely also injure him, and not actually kill the target. Like seriously that was the best you can do? Get creative you pussy. Or not, I mean shit, a chunk of sodium, some water, and a large and small glass bottle and some nails.

  • numlok@lemmy.world
    12·
    3 months ago

    …finding two devices constructed of 50-milliliter vodka bottles with gray cloth affixed

  • jimjam5@lemmy.world
    10·
    3 months ago

    Sure he said he was going to do those things and had weapons, but for all we know, he could be a “fine person, a great man” there to “peacefully protest” like those that got pardoned for Jan 6th. 😒