Authorities said Monday they are investigating a burglary at a Donald Trump campaign office in suburban Virginia, circulating surveillance video of a man inside the building with what appears to be a full backpack.

The break-in was reported late Sunday at the campaign office in Ashburn, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

The building, in a suburban office park about 30 miles west of downtown Washington, also serves as the headquarters of the Virginia 10th District Republican Committee.

“It is rare to have the office of any political campaign or party broken into,” Sheriff Mike Chapman said in the statement. “We are determined to identify the suspect, investigate why it happened, and determine what may have been taken as well as what may have been left behind.”

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    3 months ago

    When you say ‘are there more instances…’ you appear to imply that this case is known clearly to be the left attacking the right.

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      3 months ago

      “more instances these days”.

      I’m not asking for other examples. I’m asking if there is any sort of trend.

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        3 months ago

        Just Asking Questions

        Just asking questions (also known as JAQing off, or as emojis: “🤔🤔🤔”[1]) is a way of attempting to make wild accusations acceptable (and hopefully not legally actionable) by framing them as questions rather than statements. It shifts the burden of proof to one’s opponent; rather than laboriously having to prove that all politicians are reptoid scum, one can pull out one single odd piece of evidence and force the opponent to explain why the evidence is wrong.

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          3 months ago

          I’m not looking for an argument. If you’d like to say “No, not that I’m aware of”, then that’s perfectly fine, lol