Category: Capitol breach

McConnell Questions Legitimacy of Pelosi’s Commission to Probe Capitol Breach

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) proposed commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, calling its composition “partisan by design.” The Congress has yet to finalize the structure of the commission, which Pelosi said will be modeled after the one established by President…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Feb. 23)

Massive flames and clouds of smoke filled the sky in Texas after a train crash, former capitol police agree the January 6th Capitol breach was pre-planned, and the Biden Administration is reopening a Trump-era migrant facility for children.


Arizona Woman Charged in Capitol Breach Claims Proud Boys Recruited Her: DOJ

An Arizona woman charged for her alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach earlier this year claims she was recruited by a Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys, a group that has long forbidden female members. Felicia Konold, 26, from Tucson was taken into custody in her home state on Feb. 11 on multiple charges…


Democrat’s Blue Dog Coalition Endorses Legislation to Combat Domestic Threats

The Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate Democrats who focus on issues related to national security, endorsed two bills it says will help combat the threat of domestic terrorism and protect our nation’s classified information from those who breached the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The group of 18 “fiscally responsible” Democrats say…


Judge Orders Detention for Alleged Proud Boy Whose Lawyer Blames Trump for Capitol Incident

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered an alleged member of the Proud Boys group detained pending trial over his role in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, with the defendant’s attorney seeking to portray his client as being spurred to action out of a “delusional belief” he developed on account of President Donald…


Capitol Breach Suspect Asks Judge for Permission To Travel to Peru to Get Married

A man facing multiple charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol breach has asked a court for permission to travel to Peru later this month in order to get married. Troy Williams was arrested on Feb. 1 in Lexington, Kentucky, and charged with unlawful entry on restricted grounds and violent entry or disorderly conduct on…


Capitol Breach Suspect Who Violated Terms of Pre-Trial Release Won’t Be Jailed: Judge

A Utah man facing charges in the Capitol breach incident will not be sent back to jail despite having violated the terms of his pre-trial release orders, a judge ruled Monday. While John Sullivan violated a release order by buying a smartphone, attempting to access Twitter, and trying to promote his organization, Insurgence USA, in…


Evidence Mounts that Capitol Breach Was Pre-Planned, Eroding Incitement Allegation in Trump Impeachment Trial

As former President Donald Trump’s Tuesday impeachment trial approaches, there is a growing body of evidence in criminal complaints and affidavits that the Jan. 6 Capitol breach had been pre-planned, undercutting the allegation leveled against Trump that he is guilty of “incitement to insurrection.” A number of FBI affidavits filed in support of various charges—including…


FBI Questions Capitol Protesters, Including Newport Beach Woman

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Diana Davis was on her houseboat in Newport Beach, California, when she received an unexpected phone call from an FBI agent who wanted to question her about the Jan. 6 Capitol protests and breach. The problem? Davis wasn’t there. Although she initially planned to be at the Capitol grounds to pray, she said,…


Rep. Boebert Refutes Allegations She Provided ‘Reconnaissance’ at Capitol Building

Newly-elected Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Monday refuted accusations that she provided “reconnaissance” to rioters around the Capitol prior to Jan. 6. “I brought my family to the Capitol on January 2nd for a tour and on the 3rd for pictures to commemorate the day I was sworn in as a Member of the U.S….