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☆ Capitol Rioter Sentenced to More Than 7 Years for Assaulting Police Officer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Patrick McCaughey appeared on police body-worn camera footage at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. WASHINGTON—Among the most searing images of Jan. 6, 2021, was a police officer, bloodied and pinned inside a doorway, screaming for help as a rioter at the front of a pro-Trump mob pushed against him with a stolen riot shield. More than two years later, that rioter received one of the lengthiest prison sentences to date in a prosecution stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ Mike Pence, who Trump supporters said they wanted to hang during the Capitol riot, is still defending Trump post-indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Following Trump's indictment, Mike Pence is still defending his former boss. Pence is still displaying loyalty to Trump — even after Capitol rioters threatened to hang him. Pence narrowly escaped the Capitol rioters, and has since rebuked Trump for endangering him and his family during the riot with "reckless" statements. "They were saying 'hang Mike Pence,'" Karl told Trump. "Mike Pence is an innocent man," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post in January.

☆ Trump gloated over his January 6 prison choir song 'beating Taylor Swift' on the charts: 'I feel like Elvis'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he feels "like Elvis" after "beating Taylor Swift." The Trump song topped the iTunes chart in the US on March 11. Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he was elated that his track was doing so well. "The J6 is beating Taylor Swift. Known collectively as the J6 Prison Choir, they sang a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from behind bars.

☆ A Florida man supported Obama and didn't vote for Trump. Then he stormed the Capitol, pepper-sprayed cops, broke a $2,900 window, and got 4.5 years in prison.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gardner pepper sprayed Capitol Police and smashed a $2,900 window, according to the DOJ. Before 2020, Gardner was not politically active and voted for Obama twice, his attorneys said. Gardner's attorneys said he voted for Obama "both times" and "did not vote for Donald Trump when he ran for office." It's unclear if Gardner voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 election. After entering the window, Gardner handed another rioter a wooden table leg that they used to attack police, the release says.

☆ Judge chastises Jan. 6 Capitol rioter, a former high-ranking military officer, during sentencing: 'Astounding and atrocious'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Air Force veteran who entered Senate chamber on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced to two years in prison. Larry R. Brock entered the Capitol building and was seen with zip-tie handcuffs on the Senate floor. US District Judge John Bates described Brock's behavior as "astounding and atrocious." "I think it's especially reprehensible and quite frankly unbelievable coming from a senior military officer," the judge said. The prosecution also stated that Brock sought to unlock a door that had been used by Pence shortly before rioters came into the Senate chamber.

☆ Elon Musk thought it was unfair to jail the 'QAnon Shaman' who broke into the Capitol, but the DOJ says none of the footage was withheld and Tucker Carlson only showed 4 minutes of it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Proud Boy wants to dismiss his seditious-conspiracy case based on Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 footage. The DOJ responded on Sunday that all of the footage was already provided during discovery. Elon Musk previously suggested there was a miscarriage of justice by jailing the "QAnon Shaman." Chansley's former attorney, Albert Watkins, also said that he had not seen the footage aired on Carlson's show, The Washington Post reported. "In the weeks prior to the plea repeated requests were made to make sure we had all the video footage," Watkins wrote in an email.

☆ Elon Musk called for the release of 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, jailed for his role in the Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk called for the release of 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley, jailed over the Capitol riot. "Free Jacob Chansley," the Tesla CEO and Twitter owner tweeted on Friday while sharing a video of Chansley outside the Capitol telling protesters that Trump had told people to go home. And the other video shows him calmly walking in the Capitol building, being escorted by officers and then thanking the officers." The outlet added that the footage aired by Carlson left out important context. According to a timeline of events by the Department of Justice, Chansley was one of the first 30 people to enter the Capitol building on January 6, 2021.

☆ US Senator Schumer condemns Speaker McCarthy for supplying Jan.6 videos to Fox
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

On Monday, Fox's right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson used some of the security videos, showing protesters walking through the Capitol, to argue that they were merely "sightseers". In a Senate speech, Schumer condemned the broadcast and urged the cable network to cancel any follow-up segment. He added that McCarthy was "every bit as culpable as Mr. Carlson" for providing the footage. "To say January 6 was not violent, is a lie, a lie, pure and simple," Schumer said. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declined to comment on McCarthy's decision to supply the videos.

☆ U.S. Senator Schumer condemns Speaker McCarthy for supplying Jan.6 videos to Fox
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the news media after attending a closed Senate Democratic Caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Leah MillisWASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday accused House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of helping Fox News stoke conspiracy theories by providing videos that were used by the cable network to portray the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters as peaceful. On Monday, Fox's right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson used some of the security videos, showing protesters walking through the Capitol, to argue that they were merely "sightseers." In a Senate speech, Schumer condemned the broadcast and urged the cable network to cancel any follow-up segment. No such fraud has been documented and Trump, who is running for president in 2024, continues to falsely repeat the charge.

☆ Authorities identified a Capitol rioter because he wore a bright red backpack with his last name embroidered on it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Accessories helped authorities to identify him, including a pair of Pit Viper sunglasses. Christopher Carnell, who appeared in a Raleigh court on Thursday, was caught on CCTV cameras with a bright, red backpack with his last name stitched on the back. Other fashion statements that helped to identify him and his friend David Worth Bowman included a pair of Pit Viper sunglasses and a blue facemask. After seizing Bilyard's phone, authorities found a group chat with three of Bilyard's friends, including Carnell and Bowman. Two days after the riot, the group also spoke in code about entering certain parts of the US Capitol Building.

☆ Judge slams January 6 rioter for 'threatening' a Black cop with a Confederate flag and sentences him to 3 years in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Oma Seddiq | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A Capitol rioter who toted a Confederate flag on January 6, 2021 was sentenced on Thursday. A federal judge sentenced Kevin Seefried to 36 months in prison. McFadden sentenced the younger Seefried to 24 months in prison in October. Widely circulated images of Seefried wielding a Confederate flag in the Capitol halls have emerged as some of the most shocking from the January 6 attack. During Thursday's sentencing, McFadden focused on Goodman's encounter with Seefried, saying "threatening" an African American police officer with a Confederate flag was "demeaning," "especially shocking" and "deeply offensive."

☆ A rift has opened between Kevin McCarthy and MTG over her claim Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt was murdered by police
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kevin McCarthy broke with Marjorie Taylor Greene's position on the death of Ashli Babbitt. After Greene claimed Capitol rioter Babbitt was "murdered" on January 6, McCarthy disagreed. But she went on to make a direct comparison to Babbitt's death, saying: "There's a woman in this room whose daughter was murdered on January 6, Ashli Babbitt. The Department of Justice closed its investigation into Babbitt's death in April 2021, saying there were insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges. Greene was later added to two of the most high-profile committee seats: the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Oversight Committee.

☆ A Capitol rioter identified by the massive tattoo on his stomach sentenced to 78 months in prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A man accused of assaulting a police officer in the 2021 Capitol riots has been sent to prison. James McGrew, 40, was identified after his giant stomach tattoo was identified in footage of the riot. He was sentenced to 78 months in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. McGraw's King James tattoo Department of JusticeOn Friday, he was sentenced to 78 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding police officers, according to the Department of Justice. During the riots, McGrew pushed and struck police officers and also launched a wooden handrail with metal brackets toward officers, according to his court documents.

☆ The estate of the Capitol police officer who died after the Jan. 6 riot is suing Trump, alleging wrongful death
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was injured on the day of the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Damages are being sought by the estate and longtime partner of Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured in the line of duty at the Capitol building. "In his factual proffer, Defendant Tanios admitted to accompanying Defendant Khater to the January 6th rally in D.C. and admitted to purchasing and carrying the bear spray Defendant Khater used on Officer Sicknick," the suit states. The lawsuit also names Trump as a defendant, arguing that violence on January 6 was incited through the former president's rhetoric. "Therefore, when accountability is achieved by Officer Sicknick's estate the recovery will be donated to charity."

☆ It's been two years since rioters stormed the Capitol. Here's 5 things we've learned about the insurrection in the past year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In a speech given near the White House on January 6, Trump said he'd join protestors and march with them to the Capitol, though his march never occurred. "White House staff knew it, and so did every other Republican and Democratic leader in Washington." "After our last hearing, President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation — a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings. That person declined to answer or respond to President Trump's call and, instead, alerted their lawyer to the call," Cheney said. Hutchinson also said that former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asked for a pardon, along with Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani.

☆ A January 6 rioter who pleaded guilty and served prison time announces his bid for Congress on the anniversary of the insurrection
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A former Capitol rioter announced his run for Congress on the two-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. Derrick Evans, who served three months in federal prison, is running in West Virginia's 1st Congressional District. His website says he'd work with pillow entrepreneur Mike Lindell to "fight for election integrity" if elected. art piece, former Capitol rioter Derrick Evans on Friday announced his plans to run for Congress on the Republican ticket. It says that if elected, he'd work with pillow entrepreneur Mike Lindell, among others, to "fight for election integrity."

☆ Feds boost reward to $500K for information on Capitol pipe bomber
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who left two pipe bombs near the Capitol the day before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by fivefold, to $500,000, the FBI said Wednesday. The two pipe bombs found in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington. The individual wore black and light grey Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow logo. “We remain grateful to the American people, who have provided invaluable tips that have helped us advance the investigation,” Sundberg added. The unknown individual wore a face mask, glasses, gloves and a grey hooded sweatshirt and Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes.

☆ The most ridiculous ways accused Capitol rioters got caught, from bad Bumble matches to an unbelievable Uber ride
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Without further adieu: The least surprising ways Capitol rioters got caught. 2 accused rioters made big Bumble blundersThese accused rioters' reach for romance landed them in trouble with the law. Officials charged Alam with several counts last year and he pleaded guilty to all charges in December 2021, according to the Justice Department. An unbelievable Uber ride was this accused rioter's downfallAlleged defendant Jerry Daniel Braun was turned in by his get-away car driver, according to court documents. "Well, because, so we could get to the Capitol," Braun replied.

☆ Pressure builds to keep Donald Trump off Facebook ahead of his possible reinstatement
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Left-leaning groups point to his Truth Social posts pushing false election fraud claims and QAnon content. Another study by Accountable Tech found more than 350 of Trump's Truth Social posts would violate Facebook's safety guidelines. He has said prefers Truth Social. "His activity on Truth Social speaks to his potential activity if he's allowed back on some of these more mainstream platforms, like Facebook," Gogarty said. Democratic members of Congress, meanwhile, are urging Meta to uphold Trump's suspension beyond January, arguing that the risk of violence persists.

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica during one of the most consequential legislative weeks of the year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica this week. The entire time, the Georgia congresswoman was vacationing with her kids — and her ex-husband — in Costa Rica. Greene boarding a flight to Liberia, Costa Rica at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday, December 18. Greene looking at her phone at baggage claim at the airport in Liberia, Costa Rica on Sunday. "Now that COVID is over and we're back to normal life, Congresswoman Greene is ready to end proxy voting," Greene spokesman Nick Dyer told Insider in May.

☆ Informant warned FBI weeks before Jan. 6 that the far-right saw Trump tweet as 'a call to arms'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The email, which has not been previously reported, warned that the Trump tweet was “gaining hold” on social media. The confidential human source has provided information that the FBI has used in Jan. 6 cases before. The FBI confidential source said that they had “put together hundreds of pages of reports over the two weeks proceeding Jan. 6” for the bureau leading up to the attack. Months after the attack, FBI Director Chris Wray created the position of intelligence analyst in charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, giving an intelligence analyst a leadership title typically reserved for FBI special agents. They said they were in regular communication with the bureau in the weeks leading up to Jan. 6.

☆ Far-right troll and Capitol rioter 'Baked Alaska' tweets that he can't believe he's 'going to jail for an nft salesman' after Trump announces digital trading card series
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The far-right personality known as "Baked Alaska" tweeted that he can't believe he's "going to jail for an nft salesman." "Baked Alaska," whose real name is Anthime Gionet, participated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. His sentencing hearing is in January. "i can't believe i'm going to jail for an nft salesman," "Baked Alaska," whose real name is Anthime Gionet, tweeted Thursday afternoon. The charge carries a sentence of up to six months, and Gionet's sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 12.

☆ Alexandra Pelosi reflects on her father’s attack: ‘At some point, you’re just done’
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Daniella Diaz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That’s just not right in any way,” Alexandra Pelosi told CNN’s Don Lemon in an exclusive interview on “CNN This Morning.”“It’s just, at some point, you’re just done. Alexandra Pelosi, a documentary filmmaker, spent years filming her mother behind the scenes for “Pelosi in the House,” her film out Tuesday on HBO Max. Nancy Pelosi announced last month that she would step down from her leadership post after leading House Democrats for two decades. I just, I don’t know how to talk about this without going so dark.”Youngkin eventually sent a handwritten note apologizing to Nancy Pelosi for his remarks,“If I watched Fox News, I would hate Nancy Pelosi too, I get it,” Alexandra Pelosi said. And my mother, of course, she would say, ‘I’m proud of my wounds.’ Because she’s proud of the life that she’s lived.

☆ Trump's bad week is bad news for his comeback
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s bad week is bad news for his comeback. The House January 6 committee has decided to make criminal referrals to the Justice Department – possibly of him or his close associates. “We know the committee has really been ahead of the Justice Department,” CNN’s Jamie Gangel said Tuesday, noting the Justice Department has sought testimony and evidence gathered by the January 6 committee. Helping alleged riotersInstead of focusing on the next election, Trump continues to fixate on his 2020 loss. A split in the GOPMcCarthy’s mission impossible is to find 218 votes from 222 House Republicans to gain the speaker’s gavel when the full chamber votes in January.

The family of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died hours after defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, refused to shake hands with the two top Republican members of Congress at a Tuesday ceremony. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell holds out his hand for a handshake with Charles Sicknick, the father of fallen U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Dec. 6, 2022. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images“We got together and said we’re not going to shake their hands,” Gladys Sicknick, mother of the late officer, told NBC News. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. Khater admitted that he sprayed two officers in the face with chemical irritant: Sicknick and Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards.

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