Category: Jan. 6

Senator Wants ‘Full Accounting’ of ‘Highly Concerning’ Capitol Police Failures, Delayed Jan. 6 Evacuations

Congress owes the American people “a full accounting” of the critical delay in evacuating lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said. Reacting to an investigation by The Epoch Times that showed a Capitol Police lieutenant was never answered when he repeatedly asked the No. 2 commander for authorization…


First Jan. 6 Defendant Who Breached Senate Acquitted of Obstruction Charge, Found Guilty of Others

An Alabama man who had reached the Senate floor of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has become the first Jan. 6 defendant to be acquitted of obstruction of justice, which is a felony charge. Joshua Matthew Black, 46, was cleared of the charge on Jan. 13 while also being found guilty of other charges, including felonies, following…


Ex-Capitol Police Chief Acknowledges Jan. 6 Command Failures, Decries Delays, National Guard Red Tape

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund’s new book-length reflection on Jan. 6 addresses the command failures that happened during the protests and rioting while decrying the bureaucratic red tape that kept the National Guard from reaching the Capitol until the trouble was largely over. Sund, 57, who was forced to resign almost immediately after…


DOJ Admits It Has 30 GB of Data not Publicly Released by Jan. 6 Committee

The U.S. Department of Justice admitted in a recent court filing that it has about 30 gigabytes (GB) worth of data not publicly disclosed by the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol breach. The Department of Justice disclosed the existence of the 30 GB of previously unreleased data in an ongoing court…


Highly Trained and Violent Provocateurs in Crowds on Jan. 6, US Capitol Police Captain Testifies

Provocateurs infiltrated the crowd that marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) official testified during a criminal trial in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. on Jan. 11. “Isn’t it true that you had a lot of people, a large quantity of people walking down two streets that…


Texas Man Who Livestreamed Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Receives Jail Sentence

A man who filmed himself entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Jan. 10 to two months in prison. Anthime Gionet, known as Baked Alaska, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, during a hearing in Washington. Gionet, 35, could have been sentenced to up to six months…


EXCLUSIVE: Former US Capitol Police Commander Reveals Failures in January 6 Evacuation Response

WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Capitol Police commander—recently retired Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman—failed to respond to repeated urgent radio calls to evacuate the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, causing the loss of precious time that might have prevented the shooting death of protester Ashli Babbitt, a former USCP commander said. The delay caused by the radio…


EXCLUSIVE: Former US Capitol Police Commander Reveals Failures in Jan. 6 Evacuation Response

WASHINGTON—A top U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) commander—recently retired Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman—failed to respond to repeated urgent radio calls to evacuate the U.S. Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, causing the loss of precious time that might have prevented the shooting death of protester Ashli Babbitt, a former USCP commander said. The delay caused by the…


Former West Virginia Lawmaker Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach Announces Bid for Congress

On Friday, a former West Virginia lawmaker who was charged for his involvement at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, announced that he is running for Congress. On the second anniversary of the events of Jan. 6, 2021, Derrick Evans announced his candidacy for the House of Representatives. In a video posted on social media, Evans—who…


Republican Investigated By Jan. 6 Panel Seeks to Join GOP Investigations Into Jan. 6

A Republican lawmaker targeted by the now-defunct January 6 Committee said on Jan. 8 that he was interested in joining a proposed probe of those same investigators. The January 6 panel, formed in 2021 under the guiding hand of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was almost entirely constituted of Democrats. Only two Republicans,…