Capitol riot

U.S. 11/30/21, 12:19

“QAnon Shaman,” who has been sentenced to three years in prison, may appeal the ruling this week, according to report. Jacob Chansley, the man in a horned fur hat with face paint from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, said at a news briefing on Monday, Nov. 29 that he has found ...

Washington 10/04/21, 17:45

A judge had openly wondered with prosecutors why they did not put as much effort in challenging George Floyd protesters as they did in going after Jan. 6 rioters. "I think the U.S. attorney would have more credibility if it was even-handed in its concern about riots and mobs in this ...

D.C. 09/29/21, 04:28

According to his attorney, a St. Augustine man awaiting trial on charges of assaulting police on Jan. 6 at Capitol Hill has died, the court was informed on Friday morning. John Steven Anderson, 61, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Baptist Hospital South in Jacksonville, Florida. His obituary was published by the ...

D.C. 09/26/21, 22:18

Far-right activists did not mastermind and execute the Capitol siege as rumored, a federal spy said. "Confidential documents" have surfaced that dismiss speculation about the Proud Boys plotting the Capitol riots. An FBI informant, who infiltrated the group, revealed none of the members planned the attacks on Jan. 6. "On the eve of ...

D.C. 09/14/21, 17:39

A temporary fence will once again be erected around the Capitol building for a pro-Trump demonstration on Sept. 18. Donald Trump supporters have organized a "Justice for J6" rally to seek justice for hundreds of protesters who they claim to have been unfairly injured, imprisoned or convicted due to the Capitol ...

D.C. 08/07/21, 16:26

Ashli Babbitt, a California woman who took part in the January 6 riot in the United States Capitol, was "ambushed" by a Capitol Police officer who fatally shot her as she attempted to reach the Speaker's Lobby outside the House Chamber, according to reports.Fox News reported that Babbitt's family intends ...

D.C. 08/02/21, 23:26

Two Republican congressmen and a congresswoman were accused of interfering with public property on July 29. They say their only crime was investigating possible mistreatment of Capitol rioters in custody. The District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DOC) alleges GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), and Louis Gohmert ...

U.S. 07/29/21, 05:43

Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, 42, died the following day after responding to the January 6 riots on Capitol Hill. The protesters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers counted electoral votes to confirm President Joe Biden's victory against Donald Trump. News reports said that the 13-year veteran had been beaten ...

D.C. 07/21/21, 23:24

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has blocked two out of five Republicans nominated to serve on a select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack though she tapped seven Democrats and another never-Trump Republican for the panel. Pelosi vetoed Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that House GOP Leader Kevin ...

D.C. 07/20/21, 05:47

A Tampa man has become the first to receive a felony sentence from a federal judge, sentenced to serve eight months behind bars after participating in the Jan 6 Capitol riot. Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, was sentenced on Monday, June 19, after pleading guilty to interrupting a proceeding last month, despite ...

D.C. 07/16/21, 04:12

Journalist and commentator Megyn Kelly calls out major news networks for misrepresenting the Capitol incident on Jan. 6. Kelly accused the media of malpractice during an interview with comedian Chrissie Mayr on Monday's broadcast of her podcast, "The Megyn Kelly Show." Mayr was at a rally conducted by then-President Trump before ...

Politics 07/14/21, 14:59

President Joe Biden slammed the conservative protest at the U.S. Capitol as an “assault on free and fair elections,” claiming the insurrectionists at the Jan. 6 event are worse than slave-owning Confederates in the Civil War. “The assault on free and fair elections is just such a threat—literally. I’ve said it ...

California 07/04/21, 23:58

A Democrat from South Carolina warned the previous president he will have to answer for his alleged role in the Washington riots. Rep. James Clyburn confirmed the Democratic Party will appoint a new select committee in charge of investigating the Capitol building siege. The House majority whip revealed he is so determined ...

U.S. 07/02/21, 17:57

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday, July 1 released a statement questioning the identity of the person who fatally shot unarmed navy veteran Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot on January 6. “Who shot Ashli Babbitt?” Trump put out his simple reply to the news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ...

D.C. 06/30/21, 04:56

After nearly six months of consideration, GOP voters are now more likely to blame President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers for the U.S. Capitol riot than former President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, a new survey suggests. Morning Consult released the survey on Monday, June 28, indicating that 41% of GOP ...

D.C. 06/28/21, 03:38

West Side Community Leader Joseph Bolanos reviewed how the FBI went after him. A phone call from a neighbor tipped off the FBI that he was one of the rioters who entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6. Bolanos said he was at then–President Donald Trump’s rally on Jan. 6 and ...

U.S. 06/17/21, 16:29

More than five months have passed since the riot at the Capitol on January 6, which allegedly was incited by former president Donald Trump’s “not concede” slogan to challenge the 2020 election outcome that he and his supporters believe was rigged, questions on the FBI’s tainted involvement is gaining more ...

Washington 06/05/21, 18:27

Hundreds of rioters surged into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, smashing windows, ramming up stairwells, and sending politicians and law officers fleeing for their lives. The massive influx of protestors into the Capitol that day presented federal officials with an equally daunting task: identifying and prosecuting those responsible. About 465 ...

U.S. 05/20/21, 04:51

The latest record of the conversation between protesters and Capitol police officers provides a sneak peek into what really happened inside the Capitol on January 6.  The rumble footage published on May 16 demonstrated a very calm and peaceful exchange between the officers of the Capitol and protesters, in which the ...

U.S. 05/19/21, 19:27

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) wrote a statement on Tuesday, May 18, voicing opposition to a bill that seeks to form a bipartisan commission to gauge the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.  A top Republican and Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee last week negotiated and reached a consensus on ...