Capitol riots

D.C. 03/15/22, 16:08

A judiciary official's family member openly supports Donald Trump's quest for election integrity. Virginia Thomas, whose husband sits on the U.S. Supreme Court, admitted she attended the 2021 "Stop the Steal" rally. She also described the subsequent Capitol riots as a shocking experience. "I was disappointed and frustrated that there was violence ...

D.C. 03/08/22, 23:28

A Texas man will be sentenced for storming and attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020. A jury unanimously found Wylie resident Guy Reffitt guilty of two counts of civil disorder, obstruction of justice, obstruction of an official proceeding, and both entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with ...

D.C. 03/08/22, 23:21

A nationalistic activist was accused of violating U.S. law ahead of the 2021 Washington riots. Federal prosecutors recently indicted Enrique Tarrio for allegedly planning to attack the U.S. Capitol Complex on Jan. 6. They claim the former Proud Boys chairman contacted fellow members to bring tactical gear to the nation's capitol building, ...

D.C. 02/09/22, 02:42

A federal law enforcement agency detained a North Carolina man who supported Donald Trump. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Matthew Beddingfield for allegedly joining the Capitol riots while facing unrelated charges on Feb. 2. FBI agents responded to multiple complaints against the Trump supporter on the HuffPost website. In addition, ...

Opinion 02/08/22, 01:35

A Republican from Illinois wants GOP leaders to suffer for their stance on the Jan. 6 anniversary. Rep. Adam Kinzinger believes the Republican National Committee (RNC) should pay for censuring him and fellow Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) The pair were widely criticized for helping House Democrats blame former President Donald Trump ...

U.S. 02/02/22, 06:53

The former U.S. president hopes to know why former Vice President Mike Pence did not question the last election outcome. Donald Trump wants his one time second-in-command to answer for failing to challenge electoral college votes that declared Joe Biden the winner. He proposed a new congressional inquiry to grill Pence about ...

D.C. 01/18/22, 23:44

A TV celebrity, the son of the previous president, and others were summoned to a federal inquiry. The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack recently subpoenaed Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, and various Trump allies. Committee members are widely expected to question Guilfoyle, a former Trump adviser, and her telephone ...

D.C. 01/04/22, 15:56

After almost a year of uncertainty, it was revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the deployment of armed "secret commandos" with authorization to kill during the disorder inside the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2021. The acting attorney general at the time, Jeffrey A. Rosen, unilaterally decided ...

Washington 11/16/21, 15:29

Steve Bannon, the former adviser to Donald Trump, appeared in court on Monday, Nov. 15, after being indicted by the judiciary on Friday for failing to appear to testify before the House committee investigating the January 6 incidents on Capitol Hill. As he left court, Bannon blamed the president and ...

U.S. 11/15/21, 16:17

A Republican from Wisconsin and conservative reporter were commended for resiliently upholding justice on Nov. 13. Sen. Ron Johnson and journalist Andy Ngo both won the David Horowitz Freedom Center's prestigious Annie Taylor Award. "Thank you to the David Horowitz Freedom Center for awarding myself and Wisconsin's Sen. Ron Johnson with the ...

D.C. 10/20/21, 15:49

A congressional committee investigating the Capitol riots did not give special treatment to a former presidential adviser on Oct. 18. The House Select Committee turned down Steve Bannon's request for executive privilege. This means President Donald Trump's long-time adviser must cooperate with investigations into the deadly January 6 attack. If Bannon continues ...

U.S. 09/20/21, 15:47

Donald Trump is reportedly searching for a new Senate minority leader on Sept. 19. The former president hopes to find a new replacement for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to take over as the Republican Party's most influential person. Sources familiar with the situation revealed Trump recently spoke with senators and allies about potentially removing ...

U.S. 09/15/21, 17:11

Joe Biden should dismiss the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman for allegedly betraying America, a Republican from Florida said on Sept. 14. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is urging President Joe Biden to fire Gen. Mark Milley immediately after reports revealed that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff “contemplated” to ...

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. 09/01/21, 16:48

An American author and legal scholar is alarmed at the number of subpoenas Democrats drafted, particularly for Republicans, concerning the Capitol riots in Washington on Jan. 6. "The Democrats's move to investigate members of the opposing party is a dangerous precedent in an institution that has always protected the privacy and ...

D.C. 08/31/21, 15:37

On Monday, August 30, the committee investigating the January 6 incidents on Capitol Hill sent 35 letters to telecommunications companies requesting that all call and message records of individuals, which include Republican representatives, who participated in the January 6 demonstration on Capitol Hill, be withheld. The request seeks the withholding of ...

D.C. 08/21/21, 18:32

Four officials and former officials briefed on FBI investigations conclude that the assault on the Capitol held on Jan. 6, was not coordinated by right-wing groups or supporters of then-President Donald Trump. "Ninety to ninety-five percent of these are one-offs," said an unidentified senior former official, according to Reuters on Aug. ...

D.C. 08/03/21, 16:12

The FBI arrested peaceful protester Glenn Allen Brooks, who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6; they deployed numerous agents heavily protected in full body armor and carrying assault weapons and battering rams.  "There were assault weapons, full-body armor, like top and bottom, battering rams, like it seemed like it was going ...

U.S. 07/27/21, 20:30

The Global Internet Forum for Fighting Terrorism (GIFCT), created in 2017 to go after Islamic State, Al Qaeda, and Taliban terrorists, will now include right-wing groups such as Proud Boys in its internet sleuthing. The GIFCT, founded by Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube, initially focused on censoring videos and images of ...

D.C. 07/26/21, 18:15

Kevin McCarthy criticized the House speaker for appointing two of the previous president's most prominent critics to help probe the Capitol riots. The highest-ranking House Republican slammed Nancy Pelosi for choosing GOP Reps. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) and Liz Cheney (Wyo.) to join the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 incidents ...