By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol announced subpoenas Tuesday demanding documents from Rudy Giuliani and the legal team that pursued false claims of voter fraud in a series of lawsuits for former President Donald J. Trump. Chairman Bennie G. Thompson announced the…
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Maryland Attorney General Joins Coalition Suing in Federal Court to End Facebook’s ‘Illegal’ Monopoly
Staff Report – ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general around the country in continuing the court fight to end Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power. The coalition filed an appeal brief on Friday arguing that the district court’s…
Oath Keepers Leader and Cohorts Indicted for Seditious Conspiracy
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oath Keepers extremist group founder and leader Stewart Rhodes, 56, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday and charged with seditious conspiracy — the toughest charge to date in the ongoing investigation — along with 10 of his cohorts involved in planning for insurrection on Jan. 6,…
Florida Trump Supporter Sentenced to 5 Years for Attacking Capitol Police
FBI Arrests Other Insurrectionist from Florida and Colorado – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man who watched and cheered the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, then moved to the front of the Trump mob and hurled a fire extinguisher, a plank and a long pole at police officers, was sentenced Friday to…
The Coors Light Insurrectionist: Texas Man Busted Due to Facebook Posts Showing Him Drinking Beer Inside Capitol
FBI and Justice Department Continue to Track Down Capitol Insurrectionists
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eleven months after the violent attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 by fired up Trump supporters that came harrowingly close to stopping a peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice are still…
Trump Supporters from California and New York Arrested and Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Trump supporters from New York and another from California have been arrested and charged for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020.…
Trump Insurrectionists From Alabama Arrested, One Pleads Guilty on Firearms Charges
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The most heavily armed man arrested and charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation is from Alabama, and he now faces years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to bringing five loaded firearms and 11 molotov cocktails in his truck to Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally, intended to…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A New Jersey man was sentenced to 41 months in prison this week for assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department officer and committing other criminal conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral…
Colorado Man Arrested for Assault on Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Colorado man was arrested this week for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the the presidential election of 2020. Thomas Patrick Hamner, 48, of Peyton, Colo., is charged with…
Texas Man Arrested for Assault on Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas man has now been added to a list of insurrectionists arrested for crimes related to the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of carrying out the peaceful transfer of power by certifying the electoral…
Capitol Police Officer Indicted on Obstruction Charges For Aiding Insurrectionists After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been arrested following his indictment on federal charges of obstruction of justice for aiding and communicating with right-wing domestic terrorists involved in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and destroying evidence. The insurrection and attempted coup disrupted a joint…
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – A Pennsylvania man was arrested this week for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the final electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020. Michael James Dickinson, 30, of Philadelphia, is charged with federal…
Two Charged with Conspiracy, Obstruction and Assault on Police Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – A superseding indictment was unsealed recently adding new charges against two men for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020. Ronald Sandlin, 34, of Shelby County,…
Kansas Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – A Kansas man was arrested Monday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the Electoral College votes in the presidential election of 2020. Michael Eckerman, 37, of Wichita, is charged…
Capitol Police Issue Statement Announcing Discipline of Six Officers for Improper Conduct During Jan. 6 Insurrection
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buried under the sad news on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America on Saturday, and an inconclusive declassified report on the role of Saudi Arabia in the attacks, the U.S. Capitol Police quietly published a short report on the role some officers played…
Six More Plead Guilty for Role in Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – Six more people pleaded guilty on Friday to charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including a man who threatened to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the head. Cleveland Meredith Jr. missed the pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., earlier this year, but stuck around long enough to tell family members…
FBI Seeks Public Assistance in Identifying Massachusetts Man Involved in Assault of Federal Officers During U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Staff Report – The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who is wanted for an alleged assault on federal law enforcement officers during the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The FBI released new photos of this individual on Thursday in its efforts to identify…
Capitol Insurrection Investigative Committee Seeks Records That Could Implicate President Trump and Other Republicans in Planning the Assault
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is quietly signaling that former President Donald Trump and other Republicans involved in inciting the seditious assault may not escape scrutiny. Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, the Democrat from Mississippi, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, the Republican from Wyoming,…
Capitol Insurrectionist Known as the QAnon Shaman Pleads Guilty to One Felony Count
Jacob Chansley Could Face Two Years in the Federal Pen, and Some Say That’s Not Nearly Enough – By Glynn Wilson – The QAnon Shaman of Capitol insurrection fame pleaded guilty to one felony count on Friday and could face two years in the federal penitentiary. Jacob Chansley, a former Navy sailor and alleged actor…