Tag Archives: Capitol Riots

Trump’s J6 Trial Postponed Pending Immunity Ruling

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial in Washington, D.C., will no longer begin on March 4, Judge Tanya Chutkan wrote in a court order released on Friday. It is unclear when the trial will now start. Chutkan’s ruling comes as the D.C. Circuit Court has not yet decided on whether the former president is immune …

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Capitol Riot “Instigator” Found Guilty On Eight Counts

The New York Times reports: A Pennsylvania barber whose violent attacks on the police on Jan. 6, 2021, were widely seen as the tipping point in the storming of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob was convicted on Friday of federal assault charges. The barber, Ryan Samsel, was one of the first people to confront the police on Jan. 6 …

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Rioter Gets 6.5 Years For Shoving DC Cop Off Ledge

From the Justice Department: A New York man was sentenced yesterday in the District of Columbia for assaulting law enforcement and other charges as a result of his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ralph Joseph Celentano III, 56, of Broad Channel, New York, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly to …

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Pro-Tip: Don’t Drop Your Hotel Key During Insurrection

The Daily Beast reports: A North Carolina woman was arrested Thursday and charged with storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 thanks to a hotel key card she left at the scene. Sandra Lee Hodges, 61, occupied a Senate office at one point that day with far-right “celebrity” Anthime “Baked Alaska” Gionet—but she insists she was simply “sucked into the …

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“Ring Of Steel” For Courthouse During Trump’s J6 Trial

The Washington Post reports: U.S. officials are debating how thick of a security blanket they will wrap around the federal courthouse in downtown Washington for former president Donald Trump’s trial — a practical and symbolic measure of the case’s importance that must balance safety with the ongoing functions of a city and a public courthouse. Proposed changes for what could …

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FBI Nabs J6 Riot Suspect Via “Pumpkin Patch” Photo

NBC News reports: A New Jersey man who wore a throwback Philadelphia Eagles beanie to the Jan. 6 riot was arrested by the FBI this week after online “sedition hunters” identified him with the help of facial recognition and Facebook photos from a 2020 family trip to the pumpkin patch. Lee Giobbie, a 40-year-old financial adviser from Eastampton, New Jersey, …

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Dozens Of Historians To SCOTUS: Ax Trump From Ballot

Law & Crime reports: Even Jefferson Davis, leader of the Confederacy — and his lawyer — knew the insurrection clause in the U.S. Constitution not only disqualified him from holding office but, importantly, that Section III of the Fourteenth Amendment “executes itself” and once that constitutional Rubicon is crossed, disqualification was his “automatic” punishment. This is one of several key …

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Stefanik Deletes 2021 Statement Condemning Rioters

Politico reports: Former GOP House chair Liz Cheney on Saturday accused her successor Elise Stefanik of deleting a press release from 2021 condemning protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. In Stefanik’s 2021 press release, she condemned the “violence and destruction” of Jan. 6 and called for the perpetrators to be prosecuted. Stefanik has since downplayed the significance of …

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WaPo: Mace Wanted To Get Punched In The Face By A Rioter So She’d Become The Never-Trump Poster Girl

The Washington Post reports: Mace was so angry at Trump during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that she discussed with aides the prospect of confronting the rioters so she could get punched and become the face of anti-Trump Republicans, according to former staffers familiar with the incident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of …

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Colorado Voters Press SCOTUS On Trump Ballot Ban

The Washington Post reports: A group of Colorado voters on Friday asked the Supreme Court to bar Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, telling the justices in their brief that he is ineligible to return to the White House after spearheading the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The high court is set to consider on Feb. …

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MAGA Candidate: I’m Keeping Donation From Rioter

The Huffington Post reports: Joe Kent, a right-wing Republican who is vying for a rematch against Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), received $8,600 in campaign donations from an accused Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter facing felony and misdemeanor charges. The Department of Justice announced earlier this month that it was charging Salisbury, Maryland, resident Carlos Ayala with civil disorder, …

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FBI Arrests Accused Rioter Who Was Previously Found Guilty In 2004 Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Iraqi Prisoner

Politico reports: Prosecutors say the FBI discovered an assault rifle and 73 rounds of ammunition in a Jan. 6 defendant’s closet — even though he had been barred from owning firearms as a result of a 2005 conviction for shooting an Iraqi civilian in the head. Justice Department officials pointed to the discovery Wednesday in a bid to immediately lock …

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GOP Rep: The Only Thing I Regret About Calling For “Marshall Law” Is That I Misspelled “Martial” [VIDEO]

“The only thing I regret, I misspelled martial law. I misspelled that. No, I didn’t– I didn’t– Look, everything happened so quick in that election. The time that was given to see if the ballots were real. There were questions, as you know. There were questions throughout the election process. What happened in Georgia was unusual, what happened in Arizona …

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TODAY: Peter Navarro To Be Sentenced For Contempt

Reuters reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro will be sentenced in Washington federal court on Thursday for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors are seeking six months in prison for Navarro, writing in a court papers that he “chose allegiance to former President …

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WA Sovereign Citizen Proud Boy Rioter Gets Six Years

From the Justice Department: Marc Anthony Bru, 44, of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to 72 months – or six years – in prison and 36 months of supervised release, as well as a fine of $7,946 and $2,000 in restitution, by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. Bru was found guilty of two felonies, including obstruction of an official …

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Ex-Trump Staffer/Riot Attendee Booted From NH Victory Party After Posting Photo Of Supposedly Ill Alina Habba

Mediaite reports: Former Trump staffer Dylan Quattrucci was caught on camera being thrown out of former President Donald Trump’s victory party after he posted a picture with Trump attorney Alina Habba. Quattrucci was also caught on camera telling “piece of shit” cops to kill themselves during the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Trump lashed out Monday over a …

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Judge: Trump Can Remain On Washington State Ballot

The Seattle Times reports: Donald Trump will remain on Washington’s presidential primary ballot after a judge ruled Thursday there was no clear error when the secretary of state placed him on the official list of candidates. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson, in rejecting the effort by eight Kitsap County residents to remove Trump’s name, said Washington’s process …

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Trump’s Removal From Maine Ballot Put On Hold

The Kennebec Journal reports: A Maine judge issued an order Wednesday to put Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ [photo] decision to exclude Donald Trump from presidential primary ballots on hold while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a similar case out of Colorado. Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy remanded the case to Bellows and ordered her to await the …

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CT Mayoral Candidate Pleads Guilty To Rioting Charge

New Haven’s Fox affiliate reports: Former Derby Alderman and mayoral candidate Gino DiGiovanni Jr. has entered a guilty plea for his involvement in the January 6 insurrection. DiGiovanni pleaded guilty Friday to one count of Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds. The crime carries a maximum sentence of one year of imprisonment and a fine of $100,000. …

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Dems Plan $140M In Anti-Trump Voter Testimonials

The Washington Post reports: Democrats began the search last summer, fanning out through the northern swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to find the nurses, electricians, farmers and floor installers who could best testify to the danger of Donald Trump returning to power. The previously unreported project by the outside group American Bridge 21st Century developed 732 leads, conducted …

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