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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A domestic terrorist from Oklahoma was arrested on Aug. 19 for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the presidential election of 2020 that certified Joe…
Staff Report – A Texas man and Ohio man were arrested last week 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 votes in the presidential election of 2020. Steven Cappuccio, 52, of…
Defendants Repeatedly Assaulted Police and Stole Riot Shields and Batons to Aid in Violent Attack – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first two felony guilty pleas for assaulting police officers in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection came this week, when two men from Washington State and New Jersey admitted to assaulting police officers…
They are neither patriots or political prisoners, judges say – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal judges of both parties are harshly scolding defendants charged for their actions during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, saying they are neither patriots or political prisoners, then letting them out of jail on minimum sentences…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Alabama’s most vocal pro-Trump Republican Congressman, Mo Brooks — who will most likely win a seat in the United States Senate in November, 2022 since he has no effective opposition — will have to defend himself in a lawsuit claiming he was directly involved in inciting the…
Staff Report – A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday 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 votes in the 2020 presidential election. Samuel Lazar, 35, of Ephrata, is charged with federal…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday 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 votes in the 2020 presidential election. Michael Leon Brock, 54, of Walls,…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Florida man was sentenced to eight months in prison this week with 24 months of supervised release and a fine of $100 for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A New York man has been arrested 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 presidential election electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president, and Donald…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Florida man and member of the Oath Keepers was arrested Friday 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 votes in the 2020 presidential election.…
The Effort to Overturn the Election – By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien – ProPublica – On Dec. 19, 2020, President Donald Trump blasted out a tweet to his 88 million followers, inviting supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Earlier that week, one of his senior advisers had released a 36-page report alleging significant…
