Category: Capitol Hill riots

Law Enforcement’s Forewarnings About Jan. 6 Violence Detailed in GAO Report

Federal agencies created at least 26 intelligence reports ahead of Jan. 6, 2021, forewarning about potential violence on Capitol Hill, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO report, released earlier this month, examined 10 federal agencies and their role in obtaining and sharing open-source information before the events of…


Jan. 6 Defendant Fingers Four Possible Undercover Agents

A Jan. 6 defendant has moved for the government to release Capitol Hill footage that purportedly reveals police brutality and the activities of four suspected undercover agent provocateurs. Ryan Nichols, a 30-year-old Texas man who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said in a Dec. 1 motion that footage deemed sensitive by the Department of…


Jan. 6 Defendant Fingers 4 Possible Undercover Agents

A Jan. 6 defendant has moved for the U.S. government to release Capitol Hill footage that purportedly reveals police brutality and the activities of four suspected undercover agent provocateurs. Ryan Nichols, a 30-year-old Texas man who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said in a Dec. 1 motion that footage deemed sensitive by the Department…