Category: Jan. 6 Coverage

Sen. Graham Has No Perjury Concerns Over Georgia Grand Jury Testimony

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is not worried about his testimony to a special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, after the jury suggested last week that at least one witness in the state’s 2020 election investigation may have committed perjury. Speaking Sunday, Feb. 19, on ABC News’ “This Week,” Graham said he had “no concerns”…


Undercover DC Police Officer Pushed Protesters Toward Capitol, Climbed Over Barricade: Court Filing

Three undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers joined the march of protesters up the northwest side of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021—including one who climbed over a barricade and pushed others toward the Capitol, and another who walked behind Ashli Babbitt and predicted that “someone will get shot,” according to newly disclosed court documents. New…


Salt and Light Brigade Pastor Indicted on 6 Criminal Counts for Alleged Actions at Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

An Ohio pastor from the Salt and Light Brigade who led protesters up the East steps of the Capitol and declared “mission accomplished” on Jan. 6, 2021, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on six criminal counts. William R. Dunfee, 58, of Frazeysburg, Ohio, entered not-guilty pleas to all charges at an arraignment…


Pence Vows to ‘Fight’ Subpoena in Special Counsel’s Jan. 6 Probe

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he intends to “fight” a subpoena issued by Special Counsel Jack Smith as part of the Justice Department’s (DOJ) probe of former President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Speaking with reporters on Feb. 15, Pence called the attempt to compel his testimony “unprecedented…


Prosecutors Deny DOJ Planted Evidence on Enrique Tarrio to Frame Him, Other Proud Boys Defendants

Federal prosecutors have denied planting manufactured evidence on Enrique Tarrio in order to frame him and other Proud Boys defendants, saying that assertions made by defense counsel are “simply incorrect.” “The government robustly agrees with defendant Pezzola that it would have been egregiously improper for a member of the U.S. intelligence community to have conducted…


Manufactured Evidence Planted on Enrique Tarrio to Frame Him and Other Proud Boys Defendants, Defense Alleges

The most damning piece of evidence in the trial of five members of the Proud Boys was created by the U.S. intelligence community and planted on defendant Enrique Tarrio to frame him and others for alleged Jan. 6 crimes, an explosive defense motion alleges. Filed on Feb. 10 by an attorney for Proud Boys defendant…


DOJ Sought to Jail Jan. 6 Defendant and Police Beating Victim Victoria White for Meeting With Lawmakers on Capitol Hill

Federal prosecutors on Feb. 10 asked U.S. District Judge John Bates to have January 6 defendant and police beating victim Victoria White jailed because she met with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Judge Bates did not order White to be taken into custody. He did bar her from appearing at the U.S. Capitol or the…


Jordan and Biden DOJ Spar Over Subpoenas

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has fired back at the Department of Justice (DOJ) after it challenged his subpoenas of FBI Director Chris Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland—the latest in an ongoing conflict between House Republicans and the Biden administration over allegations of politicization of federal law enforcement. “DOJ’s response is wholly…


No End in Sight as Jan. 6 Prosecutions Near the 1,000-Case Milestone, DOJ Reports

The U.S. Department of Justice’s historic, sweeping effort to arrest and prosecute supporters of former President Donald Trump for alleged crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is nearing the 1,000-case milestone with no end in sight. As the Jan. 6 prosecution effort enters its third year, the pace of FBI arrests has…


Victoria White, Beaten by Police With Metal Baton on Head on Jan. 6, to Decline Plea Deal

Victoria C. White, the Minnesota woman shown on security video being repeatedly beaten by police in the Lower West Terrace tunnel at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has decided to reject a plea offer from federal prosecutors after she met with several members of the GOP-controlled House of Representatives. U.S. District Judge John…