Tag Archives: Capitol Riots

DOJ Files Appeals For Longer Sentences For Proud Boys

The Messenger reports: In five separate filings, DOJ indicated it would seek intervention from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to obtain longer sentences for the leaders of the far-right group: Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean. DOJ had initially requested more prison time for all five of the Proud Boys …

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Tomorrow: Gag Order Arguments In Trump J6 Case

The Associated Press reports: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will hear arguments Monday in Washington over whether Trump has gone too far with remarks such as calling prosecutors a “team of thugs” and one possible witness “a gutless pig.” It is the biggest test yet for Chutkan, underscoring the unprecedented complexities of prosecuting the former Republican president as the judge …

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CNN Confronts Pence For Backing Cultist Jim Jordan

Mediaite has the transcript: MIKE PENCE: Jim Jordan would be an outstanding speaker of the House. He is a principled conservative, just as Steve Scalise is, and at a time when we see war raging in Eastern Europe, the worst attack on the Jewish state of Israel since its re-founding in 1948, challenges here at home in our economy, a …

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Tomahawk-Wielding Rioter Sentenced To Seven Years

The Washington Post reports: A man who joined a nightly performance of the national anthem inside the D.C. jail that has been promoted by former president Donald Trump and his allies was sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting police and obstructing Congress on Jan. 6. Shane Jenkins, 46, acknowledged in D.C. federal court that he had an “extensive” …

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Trump Files Claim Of Immunity From Jan 6 Charges

The Hill reports: Former President Trump on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss the whole of the government’s election interference case against him, arguing all his actions leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are protected by presidential immunity. “As the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and hundreds of years of history and tradition all make clear, the …

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Rioter Gets 4.5 Years For Assaulting Police And Press, Still Faces Homicide Charge In Fatal Illinois DUI Crash

Via press release from the Justice Department: An Illinois man was sentenced today on charges of assaulting a law enforcement officer and a media member during the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the …

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DOJ: Capitol Rioter Took Secret Cooperation Plea Deal

NBC News reports: A Jan. 6 defendant caught on camera using a bullhorn to urge fellow pro-Trump rioters to steal law enforcement officers’ guns took a secret plea deal and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison earlier this year, the Justice Department and his legal team acknowledged for the first time in a filing unsealed on Monday. Samuel Lazar, …

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SCOTUS Rejects Appeal To Bar Trump From Ballot

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a case involving whether former President Donald Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 election under a constitutional provision barring anyone who “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding public office. The justices rejected an appeal by John Anthony Castro, a Texas tax consultant who has mounted a long-shot bid …

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Rioter Pleads Guilty To Felony Assault Of Capitol Cops

From the Justice Department: A Texas man pleaded guilty today to a felony offense related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Adam Lejay …

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Fugitive Proud Boy Was Unconscious When Captured

CBS News reports: Christopher Worrell, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, was taken into custody on Thursday after more than a month on the run. Worrell was captured by FBI agents while trying to “covertly return” to his home in Central Naples, Florida, the …

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FBI Collars Fugitive Proud Boy Near His Florida Home

ABC News reports: The FBI has arrested a member of the Proud Boys who went missing just before he was set to be sentenced for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a spokesperson for the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. “We can confirm the arrest of Christopher Worrell,” the spokesperson told ABC News in …

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Rioter Who Wanted To Arrest Biden Gets Four Years

From the Justice Department: A California man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on two felony charges and one misdemeanor related to his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related …

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Trump Seeks To Block Proposed Gag Order In J6 Case

The Hill reports: Former President Trump on Monday vigorously urged a judge to deny a Department of Justice (DOJ) request for a “narrow” gag order limiting how he can talk about witnesses and others involved in his prosecution stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. The 25-page brief from Trump’s legal team sounded much like the president …

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Rioter Already Imprisoned For Death Threats To 911 Dispatcher Gets Three Years For Punching Capitol Cops

From the Justice Department: A New York man was sentenced today on two felony charges related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Jonathan …

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“Javelin” Rioter Gets 5 Years For Assaulting Cops, Press

From the Justice Department: A Maryland man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential …

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“Undercover Fed” Ray Epps Pleads Guilty To Riot Charge

The Associated Press reports: Ray Epps, a onetime Donald Trump supporter who was the target of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack that forced him into hiding, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Epps, appearing remotely for a hearing in Washington’s federal courthouse, entered his plea …

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“Undercover Fed” Ray Epps Charged In Capitol Riot

NBC News reports: Ray Epps, a Jan. 6 participant whose removal from the FBI’s Capitol Violence webpage sparked conspiracy theories that he was a federal informant, was charged in connection with the Capitol attack on Tuesday. Epps is charged with one misdemeanor count, disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds. He was charged by information, which suggests that he plans …

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Judge Refuses To Toss Conviction Of Oath Keeper

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Tuesday upheld an obstruction conviction against a Virginia man who stood trial with members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected a defense effort to throw out the Washington jury’s guilty verdict against …

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Trump Won’t Admit He Watched Riot Unfold On TV

The Associated Press reports: Former US president Donald Trump repeatedly declined in an interview aired Sunday to answer questions about whether he watched the Capitol riot unfold on television, saying he would “tell people later at an appropriate time.” “I’m not going to tell you. I’ll tell people later at an appropriate time,” Trump told moderator Kristen Welker after she …

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QAnon Rioter Sentenced To 30 Months: I’m Like Jesus

From the Justice Department: An Idaho woman was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on two felonies and four misdemeanors related to her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to …

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