Category: Jan. 6 Coverage

Two Oath Keepers, Including Founder Stewart Rhodes, Found Guilty of Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy

WASHINGTON—Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers militia group, was found guilty by a jury on Nov. 29 of seditious conspiracy connected to the events on Jan 6, 2021. One co-defendant, Kelly Meggs, was also found guilty of seditious conspiracy on Tuesday, while three others—Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell—were acquitted of that charge. In…


Jan 6 Detainee Pens an Encouraging Birthday Letter ‘To My Future Free Self: You Will Not Break’

UNIONVILLE, Tenn.—A handwritten, personal letter sits just inside the entrance to the McAbee home in this rural Tennessee town, awaiting the return of the man of the house. Heartfelt and full of sage advice, the birthday letter is extra special because its author—Ronald Colton McAbee—wrote it from jail in the District of Columbia. He has…


Jan 6 Detainee Pens Birthday Letter ‘To My Future Free Self: You Will Not Break’

UNIONVILLE, Tenn.—A handwritten, personal letter sits just inside the entrance to the McAbee home in this rural Tennessee town, awaiting the return of the man of the house. Heartfelt and full of sage advice, the birthday letter is extra special because its author—Ronald Colton McAbee—wrote it from jail in the District of Columbia. He has…


Rep. Adam Schiff Says Jan. 6 Committee Will ‘Scrub’ Evidence Before Final Report

Outgoing House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said the Jan. 6 committee will have to “scrub” some evidence from its final report before Republicans take over the house in 2023. During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Schiff was asked by anchor Dana Bash about Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) becoming chairman…


Capitol Police Officer’s Post-Jan. 6 Suicide Designated a Line-of-Duty Death

One of the U.S. Capitol Police officers who died by suicide in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach has been determined to have died in the line of duty, according to his family and officials. Howard Liebengood killed himself on Jan. 9, several days after joining the response to the breach,…


Woman Convicted for Storming Pelosi’s Office on Jan. 6

On Nov. 21, a woman from Pennsylvania was convicted of four felonies related to her actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Stop the Steal rally in the U.S. Capitol. Riley June Williams, 22, was seen storming into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)’s office on Capitol Hill that day. Williams was found guilty of six federal…


After Being Incarcerated for Over a Year, Jan. 6 Prisoner Will Finally Have His Day in Court

Jan. 6 prisoner Jeremy Brown has been incarcerated for over 13 months. On Dec. 5, he will finally have his first day in court. As previously reported by The Epoch Times, Brown—a 20-year retired U.S. Army Special Forces Combat Veteran—was arrested on Sept. 30, 2021, by approximately 30 to 40 heavily armed federal agents and…


Judicial Watch Appealing To Get Evidence of ‘Unprecedented’ FBI Access to Private Jan. 6 Bank Records

Judicial Watch Inc. has filed an appeal against the FBI’s refusal to release documents related to customer banking data provided to the bureau as part of “what appears to be an unprecedented abuse of the financial privacy of thousands of Americans.” As part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department…


Oath Keeper Apologizes for Entering the Capitol on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON—A member of the Oath Keepers unexpectedly took the stand in the seditious-conspiracy trial to testify in her own defense on Nov. 16, and apologized for entering the Capitol on Jan. 6. “It was really stupid. I got swept up … I realize it was wrong,” said Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper from Hilliard, Ohio. She described…


Pence Says He Will Not Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee

Former Vice President Mike Pence has ruled out testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee, saying that Congress “has no right” to his testimony. The comment was made during an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Nov. 16. “I am closing the door on that,” he said, contending, “We have a separation of powers…