Tag Archives: Capitol Riots

Rioter Gets 51 Months For Assaulting Capitol Police

From the Justice Department: Jonathan G. Mellis, 35, of Williamsburg, Virginia, was sentenced to 51 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $20,000 in fines by U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss. Mellis pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting, and impeding certain officers on June 12, 2023. According to court documents, Mellis traveled …

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Biden To Condemn Trump In J6 Anniversary Speech

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners — seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate …

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New Board Game Celebrates The Capitol Insurrection

Newsweek reports: “Storm the Capitol — TrueAnon Edition” will be available for purchase beginning Saturday, which marks the third anniversary of the attack on the Capitol. The limited edition game, which is designed for 4 to 7 adult players and is being sold for $64.99, is based on the events that unfolded on January 6 and allows players to “Relive …

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Trump Appeals Maine Decision To Bar Him From Ballot

The Washington Post reports: Donald Trump asked a court Tuesday to reverse an attempt by Maine’s secretary of state to keep his name off the state’s primary ballot after she determined he was an insurrectionist who is ineligible to hold the presidency again under the Constitution. Trump filed his appeal to Kennebec Superior Court five days after Secretary of State …

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14% Of GOP Voters Say Trump Is Responsible For Riot

The Washington Post reports: Republicans are showing increasing loyalty to the former president as he campaigns for reelection and fights criminal charges over his attempt to stay in power after losing in 2020. They are now less likely to believe that Jan. 6 participants were “mostly violent,” less likely to believe Trump bears responsibility for the attack and are slightly …

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NYT: Trump Fears SCOTUS Will Uphold Ballot Bans

The New York Times reports: Mr. Trump has expressed concern that the conservative justices will worry about being perceived as “political” and may rule against him, according to a person with direct knowledge of his private comments. Unlike with the Colorado decision, which caught many on Mr. Trump’s team by surprise, the former president’s advisers had anticipated the Maine outcome …

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Appeals Court: Police Can Sue Trump Over Insurrection

Raw Story reports: A federal appeals court has ruled against Donald Trump for a second time this month in a lawsuit filed by police officers over the Jan. 6 insurrection. The former president had argued that he should be immune from the lawsuit because his conduct should be considered part of his official duties and “constituted speech on matters of …

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Trump Team: Maine’s Sec Of State Is A “Virulent Leftist”

The Messenger reports: Donald Trump’s supporters exploded Thursday evening following Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows’ ruling removing the former president from the state’s Republican primary. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung ripped Bellows as a “virulent leftist” who’s now “interfering” in the election, and said the campaign will quickly appeal the decision. “We are witnessing, in real-time, the attempted theft …

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Trump Back On CO Ballot Pending SCOTUS Ruling

The New York Post reports: Colorado’s secretary of state said Thursday that former President Donald Trump will remain on the 2024 primary ballot for certification next week, as the state Republican Party appeals a court ruling that had found him ineligible for office earlier this month. “With the appeal filed, Donald Trump will be included as a candidate on Colorado’s …

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Trump Admin Worker Accused Of Taking Part In Jan. 6

USA Today reports: A USA TODAY review of arrests concluded Oliver Krvaric would be the first full-time employee of the Trump administration identified entering the Capitol in the insurrection. On Jan. 6, 2021, Krvaric was working for the Office of Personnel Management on a short-lived Trump executive order that sought to rid federal agencies of certain diversity and inclusion training. …

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Dems Target State Lawmakers Who Attended January 6

The Daily Beast reports: According to a new tally from the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee that was shared exclusively with The Daily Beast, there are still 15 state lawmakers serving in office or about to be sworn in who traveled to D.C. for Jan. 6 activities. Five of those 15 lawmakers even made it to Capitol grounds. In total, the …

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DOJ: Proud Boy Faked Overdose To Delay Sentencing

Law & Crime reports: Christopher Worrell went missing in August days before he was supposed to report to court in Washington, D.C., for sentencing before U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth. Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan appointee, had convicted Worrell in May of seven felonies, including assaulting officers using a dangerous weapon. Worrell was finally caught weeks later, in late September — …

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GOP Senators Claim No Regrets For Acquitting Trump

The Hill reports: Republican senators who voted to acquit former President Trump during his second trial after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol largely say they don’t regret their votes years later, as Trump looks like he’ll be the party’s standard-bearer again in 2024. One Republican senator who frequently criticizes Trump’s conduct but nevertheless voted to acquit Trump of …

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Trump Claims He Will Peacefully Transfer Power To His 2028 Successor Just Like He Did For Joe Biden In 2020

More insanity from the interview with Hugh Hewitt: In a wide-ranging interview on Friday with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Trump said he would peacefully transfer power to the next president if reelected, despite insisting in the same interview that he peacefully turned over power to President Joe Biden after the 2020 election. Trump has been indicted for his role …

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Trump: “I’m Not An Insurrectionist, Crooked Biden Is”

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s “not an insurrectionist” in an apparent response to the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove him from the state’s 2024 primary election ballot, which President Joe Biden and others have commented on. “I’m not an Insurrectionist (“PEACEFULLY & PATRIOTICALLY”), Crooked Joe Biden is!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social …

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Watters On Colorado Ruling: “The Left Wants Violence”

“Every time Trump’s arrested, he becomes more powerful in the eyes of the voters. What’s going to happen when they take him off the ballot? They’re turning Trump into the greatest political underdog America’s ever witnessed. They’re setting up the greatest comeback story in American political history. They say they’re protecting us from danger, but Trump’s not a danger to …

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POLL: 24% Of Republicans Back Colorado Ballot Ruling

Mediaite reports: A new poll conducted by YouGov America found that 54% of Americans — and even 24% of Republicans — approved of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to kick former President Donald Trump off of its 2024 presidential primary ballot. According to the YouGov survey of 3,492 respondents, 54% of the country approve of the Court’s conclusion and 38% …

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Trump Asks SCOTUS To Stay Out Of Immunity Battle

NBC News reports: Lawyers for Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to avoid deciding for now the key issue of whether the former president has broad immunity from actions he took challenging the 2020 presidential elections result. The court filing was in response to special counsel Jack Smith’s request last week asking the justices to circumvent the normal …

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Rioter Arrested After FBI Tip By High School Classmate

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: A tip from a high school classmate led the FBI to arrest a Lakeville man who has been charged with invading the U.S. Capitol during the violent and destructive Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021. Martin James Cudo, 43, was charged with illegal entry of the Capitol with the intent to impede or disrupt the U.S. House …

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Former WH Lawyer: SCOTUS Will Rule 9-0 For Trump

The Hill reports: Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Tuesday predicted the U.S. Supreme Court could rule “9-0” in favor of former President Trump in a potential appeal of Colorado Supreme Court’s new ruling that would kick Trump off the state’s ballot. “I think this case will be handled quickly, I think it could be 9-0 in the Supreme …

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