Tag Archives: Capitol Riots

The Hill reports: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) said those facing Jan. 6 charges should be evaluated for pardons on a case-by-case basis, adding that she does not want to see attacks like that happen again. NBC’s Peter Alexander asked Noem on “Meet the Press” whether she thinks that all of those facing charges related to the Jan. 6, …

From the Justice Department: An Indiana man was sentenced to prison today after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge 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 …

NBC News reports: A convicted Jan. 6 defendant from Georgia who served 20 days in prison for his actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol lost a Republican primary runoff for a House seat in Georgia, The Associated Press projects. Charles Hand III, or Chuck Hand, was defeated by former Trump administration official Wayne Johnson as they vied to …

Wired reports: Years after being accused of swinging a baseball bat at police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, Edward “Jake” Lang is now using encrypted messaging channels to create a nationwide network of armed militias in all 50 states. Though he has been in prison for over 1,200 days, Lang is working with a …

From the Justice Department: A man and woman from Virginia were convicted on June 10, 2024, of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related …

“DC has requested the National Guard, and it’s been denied by DoD. I’d like to know a good fucking reason why it’s been denied. We need them fast. We’ve all had to, I’ve never seen anything like this. We’re like a third-world country here. We had to run and evacuate the Capitol. All right. I spoke to the secretary of …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump defended his supporters who rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and called them “warriors” at a Nevada rally on Sunday. “Those J6 warriors – they were warriors – but they were really, more than anything else, they’re victims of what happened,” Trump said at the rally, speaking to a crowd of supporters. …

NBC News reports: A Georgia congressional candidate convicted of a misdemeanor for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, walked out of a televised debate with a fellow Republican on Sunday ahead of a June 18 primary runoff. It was the latest volatile turn in southwest Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, where Chuck Hand and Wayne Johnson are …

The Washington Post reports: Two former law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were jeered by state GOP lawmakers as they visited Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Wednesday, according to several Democratic lawmakers present. Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn and former sergeant Aquilino Gonell were introduced on the floor …

ABC News reports: A retired NASCAR driver and his son were arrested Wednesday and charged along with two other Pennsylvania men for allegedly assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Tighe Scott, 75, and his son Jarret Scott, 48, face two felony offenses each as well as a …

The Independent reports: Marjorie Taylor Greene was not the only one of Fauci’s critics who caused a stir during Monday’s proceedings. A January 6 rioter, who served one of the toughest prison sentences yet for the insurrection, was seen sitting behind the medical expert pulling faces. CNN host Kaitlan Collins also claimed that the man yelled out in agreement when …

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court declined on Monday to review Infowars host Jonathon Owen Shroyer’s attempt to overturn his two-month prison sentence. Shroyer attended the Stop the Steal rally and marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Unlike other Jan. 6 rioters, Shroyer did not enter the Capitol building during the riot or engage in violence or destruction. …

Reuters reports: Supporters of former President Donald Trump, enraged by his conviction on 34 felony counts by a New York jury, flooded pro-Trump websites with calls for riots, revolution and violent retribution. After Trump became the first U.S. president to be convicted of a crime, his supporters responded with dozens of violent online posts, according to a Reuters review of …

The Washington Post reports: The police in Fairfax County, Va., received an unusual phone call on Feb. 15, 2021. A young couple claimed they were being harassed by the wife of a Supreme Court justice. The couple placed the call after a series of encounters with Martha-Ann Alito, wife of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., that had gone from uneasy …

The Meidas Touch reports: On Memorial Day, some January 6th parents attempted to drive a truck with an “Ashli Babbitt Memorial Stone” into Arlington National Cemetery. The cemetery describes itself as a place to “honor those who have served our nation and provide a sense of beauty and peace for our guests.” Ben Pollock, the father of two January 6th …

Law & Crime reports: A Florida woman and former director for the Miami Young Republicans who allegedly spent months exchanging texts and photos with a member of the Proud Boys before joining him at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been formally indicted, court records show. Barbara “Barby” Balmaseda, 23, once a reported intern for Sen. Marco Rubio, …

Politico reports: Washington, D.C.’s left-leaning politics has no bearing on its residents’ ability to be fair jurors in trials of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Two former President Donald Trump appointees from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals joined an appointee of former President Barack Obama in a unanimous three-judge …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Biden’s team, which had largely ignored the trial since it began six weeks ago, was looking to capitalize on its drama-filled …

The Washington Post reports: The wife of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told a Washington Post reporter in January 2021 that an upside-down American flag recently flown on their flagpole was “an international signal of distress” and indicated that it had been raised in response to a neighborhood dispute. Martha-Ann Alito made the comments when the reporter went …

From the Justice Department: A New Jersey man was sentenced to 12 years in prison today after he was previously convicted of 14 charges, including 12 felonies, as a result of 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 …