Tag: Jan. 6 riots

Technology Cannot Resolve Political Polarization, ‘Can’t Blame AI’ for Jan. 6: Bill Gates

Bill Gates has rejected the notion that technology would somehow help end “political polarization,” insisting that AI is not to be blamed for the Jan. 6 incident, and stated that AI-fuelled misinformation could become a problem in the future. During an interview with German news media outlet Handelsblatt, the Microsoft co-founder was asked about the…


FBI Raids Home of Retired Texas Couple Who Attended Jan. 6 Capitol Rally

A retired Texas couple said FBI agents busted through the gate of their rural home, threw flashbangs, handcuffed them, and trained lasers on them before searching their home for evidence connected to the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. Lora DeWolfe and Darrel Kennemer, who live on seven acres near San Marcos, Texas, told The…


Case Filing Says At Least 20 Federal ‘Assets’ Embedded at the US Capitol on Jan. 6

At least 20 FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives “assets” were embedded around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a defense attorney wrote in a court filing on April 12. The disclosure was made in a motion seeking to dismiss seditious conspiracy and obstruction charges against 10 Oath Keepers defendants in one…


20 Federal ‘Assets’ Embedded at Capitol on Jan. 6, Court Filing Says

At least 20 FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives “assets” were embedded around the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a defense attorney wrote in a court filing on April 12. The disclosure was made in a motion seeking to dismiss seditious conspiracy and obstruction charges against 10 Oath Keepers defendants in one…


Ex-lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Charges

An ex-lawmaker from West Virginia, who was at the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 breach, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge on March 18. Derrick Evans, 36, from Prichard, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of civil disorder before U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia. He has been accused…


Georgia Couple Arrested by FBI and Charged in Connection With Capitol Breach

A married couple from Georgia, Charles Hand III and Mandy Robinson-Hand, have been arrested and charged for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Both individuals are charged with four criminal code violations, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds,…


EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps’ Attorney, a Former FBI Agent, Says His Client Is No Fed

The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps, former FBI agent John Blischak, told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcers and “unequivocally he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has gradually built for months, coming to a head when top federal law…


EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps’s Attorney, a Former FBI Agent, Says His Client Is No Fed

The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcement and “unequivocally, he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has been building for months, coming to a head when top federal law enforcement officials refused to answer…


EXCLUSIVE: Ray Epps’s Attorney Responds to Claims His Client Is an FBI Informant

The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps, former FBI agent John Blischak, told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcers and “unequivocally, he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has gradually built for months, coming to a head when top federal law…


Who Is Ray Epps? DOJ Won’t Say

Top federal law enforcement officials have declined to answer numerous questions about Ray Epps, the Arizona resident captured on video encouraging Jan. 6 protestors to breach Capitol Hill. Controversy has surrounded Epps in recent months due to questions about his possible connection to law enforcement. Despite video evidence of him making repeated calls for action, Epps has…