Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A young Trump supporter from Bethesda, Maryland with Asperger’s syndrome, a neuro-developmental disorder, has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges of assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Steven Patrick Cook, 24, of Bethesda, pleaded guilty in the District of…
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Defiant Trump Supporter Who Sparred with Judge Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a case that clearly demonstrates how Donald Trump’s insane candidacy and presidency both attracted crazies and turned people even crazier, a man from New York was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison this week for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on…
Washington State ‘Proud Boy’ Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former member of the now defunct Proud Boys from Washington state was sentenced to six years in federal prison this week after he was found guilty of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,…
Tuscaloosa Photographer’s Wife Arrested in China for Suspicion of Sharing Secret Information with a Foreign National
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The wife of a photographer from Tuscaloosa, Alabama has been arrested in China and disappeared on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 27 — two days after Christmas — from the airport in Nanjing, not far from Shanghai. Her husband Mark Lent, formerly a photographer with the Tuscaloosa News,…
New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy for Harassing and Intimidating Journalists
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A radical, right-wing Trump supporter in New Hampshire has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to harass and intimidate two journalists employed by New Hampshire Public Radio. The harassment and intimidation of the victims included the vandalism – on five separate occasions – of the victims’ homes…
Texas Police Chief Sentenced to 11.2 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy To Obstruct Congress During the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas police chief was sentenced to 11.2 years in Federal Prison this week after a judge convicted him of four felonies for his conduct during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Alan Hostetter, 59, of Poolville, Texas, formerly of San Clemente, California, was sentenced by…
Steve Bannon Belongs Behind Bars, Not on Some Podcast Promoting Trump’s Extremism
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. â Next to Donald Trump himself, the guy who belongs high on the list of those who should be behind bars for threatening democracy itself and screwing up the world is Steve Bannon. He helped Trump get elected in the final months of the presidential election in 2016 by…
New FBI Headquarters Will Be Built in Greenbelt, Maryland
By Jennifer Shutt – Maryland Matters – ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After years of wrangling between politicians in Virginia and Maryland, it appears the new Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters will be built just north of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, according to a statement from the General Services Administration. The Greenbelt site appears to have…
Alabama Journalists Arrested for Investigating Mishandling of Covid Funds
Staff Report – Freedom of the Press Foundation – An Alabama newspaper publisher and reporter were arrested last week and charged under a grand jury secrecy statute for the “crime” of reporting on a grand jury subpoena provided by a source. The publisher, Sherry Digmon, was arrested again — this time for soliciting ads from…
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Seditious Conspiracy
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The former national chairman of the right-wing, pro-Trump Proud Boys organization was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison this week for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process…
More Proud Boys Leaders Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former leaders of the right-wing, pro-Trump Proud Boys organization have been sentenced on multiple felony charges, including terrorism, related to their roles in the attack of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, for actions that disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of certifying the…
Two Proud Boys Leaders Sentenced to Long Prison Terms for Seditious Conspiracy in Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former leaders of the right-wing, pro-Trump Proud Boys organization were sentenced to long prison terms this week for seditious conspiracy and acts of terrorism for their leading roles in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process…
Three More Trump Supporters Found Guilty for Attack on the Capitol
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three more Trump supporters from Ohio, California and Kentucky have been found guilty or pleaded guilty to federal crimes for attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting a joint session of Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Ohio Man Found Guilty of…
Trump and 18 Codefendants Indicted in Georgia for Vast Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Election
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Donald Trump and 18 others were indicted by an Atlanta grand jury on Monday in a vast racketeering case, accusing Trump and some of his former top aides of orchestrating a “criminal enterprise” to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. The 41-count indictment,…
Four More Trump Supporters Arrested and Charged for Attacking the U.S. Capitol
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four more Trump supporters have been tracked down, arrested and charged for attacking the United State Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, actions that threatened to disrupt a joint session of the Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Florida Man and Woman Arrested…
New York Man Sentenced for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A New York man was recently sentenced for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, actions that threatened to disrupt a Joint Session of Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Thomas F. Sibick, 37,…
Three More Trump Supporters Arrested and Charged With Federal Crimes for Attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three more Trump supporters have been arrested and charged with federal crimes for attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, actions that disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Missouri Man Arrested on Felony and Misdemeanor Charges for Actions…
Trump Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former President Donald Trump pleaded ‘not guilty’ on Thursday to charges that he conspired to overturn the presidential election of 2020, appearing before Federal Magistrate Judge Moxila Upadhyaya not far from the United States Capitol where a mob of his supporters stormed the building in a violent effort…
Six More Trump Supporters Found Guilty on Federal Charges for Attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six more Trump supporters were found guilty or pleaded guilty in the past week on felony charges for actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, actions that ultimately disrupted a joint session of the Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential…
Five More Trump Supporters Arrested and Charged for Crimes Committed During Jan 6. Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five more Trump supporters were arrested and charged in the past week for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Two men from Florida…