By Glynn Wilson – An independent commission will be established by Congress to investigate the Capitol insurrection on January 6 and the interference with the peaceful transfer power, according to a letter sent out Monday to Democrats in the House and posted online by House Speaker Nanci Pelosi. “Security is the order of the day:…
By Glynn Wilson – The New York Times is now reporting that the first “conspiracy” to obstruct Capitol Police and Congress charges have been filed against two members of the far-right nationalist group the Proud Boys as of Friday night, according to federal prosecutors investigating the violent riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on…
By Glynn Wilson – It’s now been three weeks since the violent insurrection and attempted coup on the part of the Trump cabal to upend the peaceful transition of power in America and halt Congress on Jan. 6 from certifying the Electoral College votes for the clear winner of the election, President Joe Biden. This…
Sunday Reader – By Glynn Wilson – It’s been two and a half weeks since the traumatic events in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 when a violent insurrection was staged at the United States Capitol building in an attempted coup to take over the government and overthrow democracy itself. While the insurrection was thwarted in…
Staff Report – More and more participants in the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 are being investigated and arrested every day, and law enforcement officers are focusing on right-wing militia groups and Republicans for leading the unprecedented acts of sedition and coup attempt in the nation’s capital. Kentucky Man Arrested and Charged…
Staff Report – Two off-duty Rocky Mount, Virginia police officers were charged this week in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson were charged with one count of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building…
The Insurrection – The Effort to Overturn the Election – By Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao, ProPublica, along with Craig Timberg and Jeremy B. Merrill, The Washington Post — Facebook groups swelled with at least 650,000 posts attacking the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory between Election Day and the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S.…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – If you’re planning a trip to the nation’s capital to join an insurrection and storm the Capitol, you want to choose your drink of choice carefully. And don’t forget to post photos and videos of yourself in the act on Facebook to make the job of the FBI…
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…
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…
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…
One Officer Killed, Another Wounded in New Attack on the U.S. Capitol Friday – BREAKING NEWS – The U.S. Capitol was attacked again Friday with one Capitol Police officer killed and another wounded, according to breaking news from The Washington Post: One officer dead after man rams Capitol barricade; suspect fatally shot by police, officials…
By Glynn Wilson – Thirteen rioters have been charged so far with crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday after a rally and march led by outgoing President Donald J. Trump turned into an insurrection that led to violence and death like nothing ever seen on American soil. In addition to those who have…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Supreme Court avoided the question of whether Trump incited an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, but struck down a Colorado Supreme Court ruling saying he was an insurrectionist and could therefore be banned from the Republican primary ballot in that state. In an unusual move…
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,…
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…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four more Trump supporters have been tracked down, arrested and charged for attacking the United State Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, actions that threatened to disrupt a joint session of the Congress convened to certify the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Florida Man and Woman Arrested…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two more radical, right-wing domestic terrorists who supported Donald Trump’s insurrection and attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, face consequences for their violent actions on that infamous day in American history. Colorado Man Sentenced For Assault on Law Enforcement During Capitol Breach A Colorado man…
Fanone Calls for the Indictment of Trump – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A radical, right-wing militia member and avid Trump supporter from California who tased Metro Police officer Michael Fanone during the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison this week…
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…
