Nancy Pelosi’s Laptop Stolen During Capitol Riots
The Claim
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s laptop was stolen during the capitol riots.
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Emerging story
Originally posted on Twitter by Heather Timmons, a DC Economics editor at Reuters, a report surfaced that a laptop was stolen from Pelosi's office during the storming of the U.S. Capitol.
The Tweet has received over 1K retweets, with many users wondering what was on the stolen laptop and who might have stolen it.
One user even suggested that “there might have been foreign spies among the crowd."
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found this claim to be true. According to Reuters, “a laptop was stolen from the office of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.”
On Twitter Drew Hammill, an aide to Nancy Pelosi confirmed that a laptop was stolen and added that it was from a conference room and “was only used for presentations.”
A laptop was also stolen from Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley during the storming of the capitol. He posted a video of the riot aftermath, showing how the rioters broke into his office and stole a laptop that was sitting on the table.
According to the New York Times, Catherine Szpindor, the chief administrative officer for the House of Representatives, said there were “no indications that the House network was compromised.” But she urged lawmakers and their staff members to take inventory of their electronic equipment and treat any storage devices found as “potentially compromised.”
However, as we have already reported on, Pelosi’s laptop does not contain an incriminating email, as many social media users have claimed.
