Extremists

Mediaite reports: “The whole Justice Department under Merrick Garland has become radically partisan,” Bannon told Tucker Carlson on Friday night. “I strongly believe you’ll see Merrick Garland impeached next year by the new Congress.” “What do you think this says about our system more broadly?” Carlson asked. “You are saying you’re being sent to prison because you advised Donald Trump, …

Raw Story reports: During an event for the right-wing “ReAwaken America Tour” in Manheim, Pennsylvania, a speaker warned the audience that Bible prophecy about the end of the world is right around the corner. “We are heading into the Third Seal — we are about to witness the Third Seal of Revelations, the financial rebalancing,” Bo Polny said. “The Angel …

The Washington Post reports: As Del. Dan Cox worked the crowd at his primary victory party this summer, a young man wearing a black polo shirt with a Proud Boys insignia offered a handshake and small gift to the newly minted GOP nominee for governor. “Here, this is a present from Maryland Proud Boys to you,” the young man said …

NBC News reports: A Donald Trump supporter who brought two guns to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and dropped one of them on Capitol grounds, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Friday. Mark Mazza was sentenced to 60 months behind bars by Judge James E. Boasberg. Before he was sentenced, Mazza told the court he got “caught …

“They just sentenced Steve Bannon to found months in prison for contempt of the January 6 committee, a sham committee. Our only hope now is a miracle from God, I’m not going to lie to you. It’s our only hope. “We need a miracle from God or you can consider freedom in America dead and in that regard, the country’s …

Law & Crime reports: One of the faces in the pro-Trump crowd captured by a professional photographer on Jan. 6 who online sleuths referred to as #Midwhitecrisis has now been identified as a Long Island lawyer, the feds say. John L. O’Kelly, a 66-year-old East Williston, New York resident, faces several charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 …

Forbes reports: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon will serve time in prison for contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House January 6 Committee, a federal judge ruled Friday, imposing a harsher sentence than Bannon’s attorneys had asked for—but also letting the sentence stay paused until Bannon can appeal his case. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols sentenced …

The Hill reports: The Federal Election Commission said in a letter to Greene’s Save America Stop Socialism PAC that there were several financial discrepancies, as well as excessive or prohibited contributions, in the group’s quarterly filing from July. The leadership PAC received a contribution from an individual that exceeded the permitted $5,000 limit and contributed to Ohio Republican congressional candidate …

NBC News reports: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is likely facing at least a month behind bars when he’s sentenced Friday in a Washington, D.C., federal court for criminal contempt of Congress. Bannon, 68, was convicted in July on two contempt of Congress charges for ignoring subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. Prosecutors have asked Judge …

Law & Crime reports: On the west side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes appeared to gloat on tape about the prospect of lawmakers quaking in fear about the breach of Congress by the pro-Trump mob. “They need to shit their fucking pants,” Rhodes could be heard saying in footage entered into evidence on …

The Daily Beast reports: A conservative group led by former Trump national security adviser and election denier Michael Flynn is trying to recruit thousands of police officers to work as poll monitors on Election Day—and reaching out to QAnon conspiracy theorists to aid in its recruitment effort. Dubbed “One More Mission,” the group bills itself as a nonpartisan effort to …

CNN reports: The right-wing channel Newsmax has banned Lara Logan from its air after she went on a QAnon-style rant during an appearance on the network this week. In a bizarre interview, Logan told host Eric Bolling that “the open border is Satan’s way of taking control of the world,” and later added that the world’s elites “want us eating …

“This week, a 24-year old former UCLA student called Christian Secor was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison. |Now by Merrick Garland’s standards, that’s a very long time. Even people who commit acts of terrorism don’t spend that long in jail. “For example, Christian Secor will spend far more time behind bars than the two attorneys …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A month before the conservative firebrand was sworn into the U.S. House, Greene asked Loeffler to talk “about a plan we are developing on how to vote on the electoral college votes on Jan 6th.” “I need a Senator!” Greene wrote on Dec. 2, 2020, “And I think this is a major help for you to …

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The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to make a show of herself standing up for Confederate soldiers and “our nation’s history” on Tuesday night but failed spectacularly and instead revealed her own confusion about the Civil War. The MAGA representative visited the Wilder Brigade Monument in Georgia to claim that the memorial recognizes “Confederate soldiers.” But despite …

Mediaite reports: Jake Tapper took Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to task for her endorsement of various conspiracy theories over the years. The CNN host called Greene an “extremist” who is tolerated and even “embraced” by her fellow Republicans because of her preternatural ability to fundraise and receive the clout that goes with it. Tapper then aired a series of …

The Insider reports: Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse has started a YouTube channel that’s all about guns, and the platform is letting it stay up. Rittenhouse posted his first video, a 35-second video titled “Welcome to my channel,” to his channel on Monday. The channel currently has 37,800 subscribers. In the video, Rittenhouse thanks his supporters for continuing to back him …

The Associated Press reports: A member of the far-right Oath Keepers who stormed the U.S. Capitol testified that he was ready to fight to keep former President Donald Trump in office and was preparing himself in the weeks before Jan. 6 to say goodbye to his family, he testified in a seditious conspiracy trial on Tuesday. Jason Dolan, a 46-year-old …

Media Referee reports: A picture of Donald Trump Jr. went viral where he can be seen posing with an assault weapon with Hillary Clinton’s face drawn on the magazine. Last week, former US President Donald Trump appealed the dismissal of his lawsuit against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Trump-Clinton saga has been in the news for several weeks …