Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three more Trump supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 have been sentenced to federal prison for their crimes on that day. A Maryland man was sentenced on multiple felony and misdemeanor convictions for his actions during the Capitol breach, actions which disrupted a joint session of…
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Florida Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Assault on Law Enforcement Officers During the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Florida woman was sentenced this week on multiple felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, related to her actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 which disrupted a joint session Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020.…
House Upholds Vote by Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol to Hold Mark Meadows in Contempt of Congress
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House voted 222 to 208 to recommend holding Mark Meadows in criminal contempt of Congress Tuesday night after the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol voted unanimously on Monday to hold the former White House Chief of Staff and member of Congress…
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Pennsylvania Woman Found Guilty of Felony Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Pennsylvania woman was found guilty of eight felonies and one misdemeanor charge related to her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, which disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Rachel Marie Powell, 41, of Sandy Lake,…
Two More Trump Supporters from Southern States Arrested on Felony Charges For Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trump supporters from Georgia and Kentucky were recently arrested on felony charges for actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Phillip Crawford, 47, of Douglasville,…
Alabama Trump Supporter Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Alabama man pleaded guilty in federal court this week for charges related to his actions during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Kaleb Dillard, 27, of…
Illinois Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Illinois man who stole a framed photograph from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the attack on the Capitol was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison this week on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 that…
Florida Member of the Proud Boys Sentenced For Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Florida member of the right-wing Proud Boys militia group was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison on Wednesday, July 12 for obstruction of an official proceeding and assaulting police officers during the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Daniel Lyons Scott, 29, of Englewood,…
Senate Report Details Law Enforcement and Intelligence Failures Leading Up to Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Senate committee released a scathing report on Tuesday with details of how the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies repeatedly ignored, downplayed or failed to share warnings of violence before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021. The report from the…
Jury Convicts Four Leaders of the Proud Boys of Seditious Conspiracy for Planning Revolution and Leading the Attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A jury returned guilty verdicts on multiple felonies against five members of the Proud Boys, finding four of the defendants guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. According to the evidence at trial, in the months…
Seven More Trump Supporters Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to track down, arrest and seek convictions against radicalized supporters of former President Donald Trump who heeded his call for insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and came to the nation’s capital to try to halt the peaceful transfer of power and overturn the…
Proud Boys Leader Pleads Guilty To Seditious Conspiracy for Role in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A former leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty this week to seditious conspiracy for his actions before and during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 while attempting to stop the peaceful transfer of power by disrupting a joint session of Congress convened to certify…
Independent Voters Moved by Capitol Attack Hearings: 63 Percent Blame Trump for Jan. 6 Violence
By Glynn Wilson – ANALYSIS – Some important voters were paying attention to the Capitol Attack hearings this summer. And not just Democrats, paying rapt attention to every revelation and detail of Trump’s crimes against the country and the Constitution and sharing the stories on social media. Independent voters were watching too, and according to…