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The Capitol rioter who was photographed with his feet on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s (D-California) desk was convicted on eight charges. The charges included disorderly conduct while carrying a dangerous weapon, mail theft and obstruction of an official proceeding. So far, federal prosecutors have secured full or partial sentences for all January 6 rioters who have appeared in court. The jury deliberated for less than three hours to convict Richard “Bigo” Barnett, 62, who walked into the Capitol on January 6, 2021, with a 950,000-volt stun gun. He became one of the most recognizable face...
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Former President Donald Trump said that he wanted to march with his supporters ahead of the Capitol riot, but that Secret Service wouldn’t let him. “Secret Service said I couldn’t go. I would have gone there in a minute,” he said in the interview conducted at his Mar-a-Lago residence by Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey. In the interview, Trump repeatedly deflected blame that the events of January 6, 2021, which turned deadly, were his fault. He critiqued Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. “I thought it was a shame, and I kept asking, ...
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New York City resident, Samuel Fisher, who faces charges for breaching the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison on weapons possession charges. Fisher was first arrested shortly after the riot after authorities found posts on social media of Fisher talking about storming the Capitol. Investigators found loaded firearms including an AR-15, shotgun, ghost gun pistol and more in his Upper East Side apartment. Fish said he hadn’t been staying at the apartment for long and it remains unclear who the apartment belonged to. Fisher was a supporter of President Donald Trum...
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) has come out against a bill to honor Capitol workers. Hawley said that he didn’t agree with the way the Democrats wanted to pay their respects. Hawley maintained that the resolution failed to portray the events of Jan. 6 accurately. He felt that the wording of the resolution – especially “violent insurrectionists” – was a mischaracterization of what really took place. “Not a single person from that day has been charged with the crime of insurrection,” Hawley said. “If we are going to honor Capitol Hill workers — and we should — we must do so in a manner that focus...
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January 6 select committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) and vice chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) have suggested that they might call in former Vice President Mike Penceto testify in their investigation. They want him to offer to testify voluntarily, but if he doesn’t, they may have to subpoena him, which is uncommon to do to a former vice president. Testimony from Pence could be key to holding former President Donald Trump accountable for any role he had in the Capitol attack. The negotiations could have implications for both parties, with the committee wanting to prove th...
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On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) led the moment of silence for the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol. She began the speech by acknowledging and thanking law enforcement for their role in keeping people safe and allowing a peaceful transition of power to be possible. “That day and the days after, they were the defenders of our democracy. And their courage and patriotism remain an inspiration,” Pelosi said. Yesterday, she said that she wanted to explain what will be written about in American history books. “Democracy won,” she said. Pelosi doesn’t blame the...
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Newly released messages between FOX News anchor Sean Hannity and former President Donald Trump‘s chief of staff Mark Meadows, show that Hannity tried to talk Trump out of his January 6 strategy. The texts were obtained by the House committee in their investigation into the Capitol riot. Hannity tried to persuade Trump to let the 2020 election go. On January 10, Hannity sent a text to Meadows and Trump ally, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). “Guys, we have a clear path to land the plane in 9 days,” Hannity wrote. “He can’t mention the election again. Ever. I did not have a good call with him today. And...
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On January 6, the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riots, President Biden took the opportunity to condemn former president, Donald Trump in a forceful speech. He spoke out against the rioters, who Trump once deemed as “patriots.” “Is that what you thought when you looked at the mob ransacking the Capitol, destroying property, literally defecating in the hallways, rifling through desks of senators and representatives, hunting down members of Congress?” Biden said. “Patriots? Not in my view.” “Those who stormed this Capitol and those who instigated and incited and those who called on them to ...
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The House committee investigating Mark Meadows‘s involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection has released documents that Meadows provided to the committee, including text messages between Meadows and Donald Trump Jr. Last week, Meadows withdrew cooperation from the investigation, for which the committee voted Monday evening to recommend Meadows for a guilty charge of contempt. Before he ceased cooperation, Meadows produced about 9,000 documents for the panel. Among these documents are text messages and emails that illuminate his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection and in efforts to undermine the...
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For the first time ever, the United States was listed as a “backsliding democracy” by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, a think tank based in Stockholm, Sweden that monitors and analyzes the health of democracies around the world. “Democracy is at risk. Its survival is endangered by a perfect storm of threats, both from within and from a rising tide of authoritarianism. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated these threats through the imposition of states of emergency, the spread of disinformation, and crackdowns on independent media and freedom of expression,” ...
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