Extremists

Reuters reports: Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators after he was arrested in 2012, according to a former prosecutor and a transcript of a 2014 federal court proceeding obtained by Reuters. In the Miami hearing, a federal prosecutor, a …

Dallas’s Fox News affiliate reports: The Frisco realtor who was part of a pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol now faces additional charges. Jenna Ryan was charged Tuesday with Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. Those two new charges are in addition to the two original charges …

Education Week reports: The new House education committee, which is still taking shape, will soon include a freshman Republican whose past comments on school shootings have drawn calls from gun control groups for her resignation. A Washington Post story on Jan. 22 highlighted how, in response to a 2018 comment on Facebook that recent school shootings weren’t real, now-U.S. Rep. …

First Coast News reports: A Middleburg man and his girlfriend sprinted out of a federal courthouse Tuesday to avoid questions from reporters after being charged in the DC riots. Dana Joe Winn, 45, and his 40-year-old girlfriend Rachael Lynn Pert, allegedly drove to Washington DC to participate in the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Each defendant faces two charges: …

Newsweek reports: Lawmakers in Canada’s House of Commons voted unanimously on Monday to classify the extremist far-right group Proud Boys as a white supremacist terrorist organization. Canadian Parliament member Jagmeet Singh introduced the proposal to classify the Proud Boys as a terrorist group on Monday. Singh said that all parties had agreed to provide unanimous consent to the motion, which …

The New York Times reports: The leadership of the Proud Boys has come under increased scrutiny as agents and prosecutors across the country try to determine how closely members of the far-right nationalist group communicated during the riot at the Capitol this month and to what extent they might have planned the assault in advance, according to federal law enforcement …

CNN reports: Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress, a CNN KFile review of hundreds of posts and comments from Greene’s Facebook page shows. Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, frequently posted far-right extremist and debunked conspiracy theories on her page, including the baseless …

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports: A Bridgeville man who livestreamed himself in the Crypt underneath the U.S. Capitol rotunda during the Jan. 6 attack there was arrested Tuesday morning. Kenneth Grayson, 51, is charged with five federal counts, including knowingly entering a restricted building; disorderly conduct that impedes government business; disruptive conduct in the Capitol buildings; parading, demonstrating or picketing in …

The Daily Beast reports: A New York man caught on camera smoking a joint inside the Capitol building amid the Jan. 6 insurrection has been arrested after several of his co-workers ratted him out to federal authorities. James Bonet, of Glens Falls, New York, has been charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful …

Politico reports: The deployment for the entire D.C. National Guard has been extended until March 31 in anticipation of “civil disturbance” throughout the nation’s capital, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO on Tuesday. The extended deployment was confirmed by a National Guard spokesperson. The new orders suggest that law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital are preparing for potential …

The New York Post reports: A Kentucky man who won fourth place in a “sexy” farmer contest has been charged with breaching the US Capitol, authorities said. Jordan T. Revlett, 23, of Island, was arrested Monday by the FBI in Owensboro on charges of unlawful entry on restricted grounds and violent entry or disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds in the …

Media Matters has the transcript: Listen as the geniuses explain how the single biggest threat to this country isn’t Chinese hegemony or even the coming hyperinflation, pretty much a certainty now which was 100% caused by elite mismanagement of our economy. But no let’s not talk about that. The real threat is a forbidden idea, something called QAnon. No democratic …

CNBC reports: A Texas man charged with invading the Capitol and threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday that he was effectively following then-President Donald Trump’s orders when he joined a mob that stormed Congress on Jan. 6. Garret Miller also apologized to Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for writing “Assassinate AOC” in a Twitter post. He said he would be willing to testify …

The Daily Beast reports: A right-wing activist known for his unwavering support for former President Trump and urging Democrats to walk away from their party has been arrested for participating in the Capitol insurrection. Brandon Straka, 43, has been charged with several crimes, including impeding a law enforcement officer during civil disorder and engaging in disorderly conduct with the intent …

NBC News reports: A Florida police officer was fired earlier this month after a citizen reported him for posting politically charged and racist memes and musings on social media. The Kissimmee Police Department verified 30 screenshots of Facebook posts made by Officer Andrew Johnson in support of Capitol riots and Trump and disparaging the Black Lives Matter movement. He also …

Salon reports: Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., received this weekend a custom-printed Glock 22 handgun with the congressional seal on the grip as an apparent gift from members of a group called “Boots on the Ground Bikers for Trump.” Boebert now says she does not currently have possession of the gun, perhaps because it’s a violation of House ethics rules for …

Michael Brown writes for the Christian Post: They were flagrant lawbreakers, they brought disgrace to our nation, and they endangered the lives of our political leaders. Yet they stopped for a word of prayer. They lifted up their voices in Jesus’ name. They made intercession for America. What utter, sheer, brazen hypocrisy. How dare they lift up a prayer to …

Just Security reports: How direct is the connection between what President Donald Trump communicated to his supporters and their actions in laying siege to the U.S. Capitol? Videos recorded by many individuals over the course of the day provide some answers. A portion of these videos have not been seen widely before, including video footage largely from the platform Parler …

The Washington Post reports: On Sunday, U.S. prosecutors went further than in previous filings to broadly condemn the actions of rioters, calling the storming of Congress an “insurrection” 10 times in a 20-page court filing, saying it resulted in the obstruction of the Senate certification of then President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory, the deaths of five people — including a …

Hawaii News Now reports: The Hawaii GOP is facing backlash Sunday after a series of tweets — now deleted — that expressed support for QAnon conspiracy theorists. Tweets were posted Saturday night on @GOPHawaii and deleted Sunday morning without explanation. On Sunday night, Hawaii GOP vice Chair of communications Edwin Boyette resigned through a Facebook post. In his statement, he …