Tucker Carlson’s “FBI Plant” Capitol Rioter Pleads Guilty

March 24, 2024 Fox News, Trump cultists

Law & Crime reports:

A face-painting St. Louis Cardinals superfan once accused on ex-Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson’s show of being a Jan. 6 plant admitted to clashing with a phalanx of officers guarding the U.S. Capitol during the riots.

Rally Runner, formerly known as Daniel Donnelly, Jr., 43, pleaded guilty to a felony offense of civil disorder. He faces up to 30 months in prison and fines of up to $40,000 when he is set to be sentenced on July 30.

On Carlson’s show, a guest claimed Runner was “clearly a law enforcement officer” and an “agent provocateur” trying to smear the former president’s supporters. Runner used to jog around Busch Stadium during home games to help “strengthen the spirit for the Cardinals.”

From the Justice Department:



According to court documents, Runner traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend the former President’s rally at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021. After the rally, Runner proceeded to the U.S. Capitol building and, ultimately, the Lower West Terrace Tunnel, wearing a red “Keep America Great” hat, red jacket, and distinctive red face paint.

The Tunnel was the site of some of the most violent attacks against law enforcement on January 6th. Rioters at the Tunnel battled police officers for hours as they attempted to storm the Capitol building. Here, police had retreated inside the Tunnel to protect an entrance to the Capitol building.

Court documents say that Runner, standing just outside the Tunnel, first helped the crowd pass a ladder toward the Tunnel’s opening before moving closer to the front of the crowd of rioters. Runner then made his way to the threshold of the Tunnel’s entrance, facing off with police and holding a riot shield he had obtained earlier.

Law enforcement officers attempted to move the crowd out of the Tunnel. Runner is seen holding up the stolen riot shield to the law enforcement officers, forming a wall in connection with other shields held by other rioters.

The rioters then surged forward as a group, with Runner in the lead, using his shield to push officers backward. Runner used his shield for the next several minutes to continuously push against officers, gaining ground and eventfully forcing the officers into the Capitol building.

After approximately 10 minutes, a second group of officers joined the push, and the rioters were forced out of the Tunnel. After being forced out of the Tunnel, Runner triumphantly celebrated his conduct.

Later that day, on January 6th, Runner posted a video on his Facebook page in which he admitted to being at the U.S. Capitol. In the video, Runner states, in part, “I get a riot shield, and I’m not trying to cause any violence, but I’m trying to be the furthest person to get through all the way, or at least get the furthest” and “I took up a lot of space, and I had the rioter shield, and I was right up there, and for some reason, like, the other people up there on the front lines with me, they did something similar…. It’s like they followed my lead, kind of.”

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