Category: Jan. 6

Judge Orders Release of Jan. 6 Defendant After 20 Months in Pretrial Detention

A Texas man accused of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is set to be released after 20 months in pretrial detention. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Hogan, a Reagan appointee, ordered the release of Ryan Nichols, the Jan. 6 defendant, during a hearing in Washington on Nov. 10. Hogan is the judge…


Fetterman Compares Jan. 6 Capitol Breach to 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman on Nov. 2 compared the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach to the 9/11 terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 Americans dead and launched the United States into a decades-long war in Afghanistan. Fetterman made the remark while speaking at a campaign event in Erie County, Pennsylvania, asking Selena…


The Many Questions Remaining About the Paul Pelosi Attack

There’s nothing the left won’t politicize. They push narratives to twist reality and foment hate. Americans can’t even ask basic questions—about immigration, trans surgeries, the war in Ukraine, Jan. 6—without being labeled as “white supremacists” or “domestic terrorists.” The news of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, fits the same mold. Unless you buy the…


Former US Capitol Police Officer Found Guilty of Obstructing Jan. 6 Investigation

A jury has found a former U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer guilty of obstructing the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Michael Riley, 51, was convicted on Oct. 28 of violating a law that states a person who “alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document, or other object, or attempts…


Judge Dismisses Mark Meadows’s Bid to Block Jan. 6 Panel Subpoena

A federal judge on Monday dismissed former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s legal challenge against a subpoena issued by the House Jan. 6 committee for his testimony. Meadows tried to assert executive privilege to shield himself from the controversial Democrat-led probe, but the judge concluded that the subpoenas are protected legislative acts. That is,…


Judge Dismisses Charge Against Former DEA Agent Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6

A federal judge has dismissed a charge against a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was still working for the administration when he went onto U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, on Oct. 27 tossed a charge of lying to the government for Mark Ibrahim, the former…


Man Who Breached Capitol on Jan. 6 Avoids Jail Time Due to Condition

A man who was convicted of breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to no jail time. Nicholas Rodean, 29, on Oct. 26 received 60 months of probation and 240 hours of home detention during a sentencing hearing in Washington. Prosecutors had requested 57 months in prison and three years of…


J6 Committee, DOJ’s Targeting of Trump Attorneys Aimed at Destroying MAGA, Threatens Democracy: Lawyers

The House Jan. 6 Committee, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other bodies around the country are targeting lawyers who defend those involved in the events surrounding Jan. 6, according to experts and attorneys, who describe such moves as an unprecedented attack on democracy. Conservative attorneys have faced ethics charges, been threatened with criminal charges,…


EXCLUSIVE: Retired Police Sergeant, Oath Keeper Helped Rescue Capitol Police on Jan. 6 ‘At the Moment the World Needed It’

“I can help.” Amid the bedlam of 10,000 voices chanting, singing, and shouting on the east terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, those three words cut through the haze like a lighthouse beam. The target of the message was U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Tarik Khalid Johnson, 46, who scanned the crowd for…


Crucial Questions Left Unanswered By Jan. 6 Committee After Last Hearing

After its tentative last hearing, the House Jan. 6 Committee has left many crucial questions about the events of that day unanswered, despite its professed goal of getting to the bottom of the Jan. 6 Capitol protest. Though Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) intimated that more hearings may be forthcoming, the committee’s ninth hearing on Oct….