Category: Jan. 6

‘Insufficient Evidence’ of Excessive Force in Shooting Death of Ashli Babbitt, DOJ Report Says

Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd produced no reports on his fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt and refused to give an official statement to investigators, but he agreed to a “voluntary debriefing” in which he stated if the “mob of rioters” outside the Speaker’s Lobby at the Capitol gained entry, “it wasn’t going to go well.”…


Is the Real Goal of the Jan. 6 Committee to Arrest Donald Trump?

Democrats aren’t just looking to improve their lousy chances in November with live Jan. 6 testimony. For nearly six years, they’ve worked with spy services and media to get rid of Trump—Russiagate, Mueller, impeachment, and now the effort to pin the phony insurrection on him. What happens if the party of the ruling class finally…


Judge Agrees to Toss Charge Against Jan. 6 Defendant

A federal judge on June 7 agreed to dismiss a charge against a defendant in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, threw out the charge that Edward Jacob Lang, the defendant, obstructed an official proceeding before Congress. The charges carry up to 20 years…


Judge Agrees to Toss Out Charge Against Jan. 6 Defendant

A federal judge on June 7 agreed to dismiss a charge against a defendant in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, threw out the charge that Edward Jacob Lang, the defendant, obstructed an official proceeding before Congress. The charge carries up to 20 years…


Former Proud Boy Leader Charged With Seditious Conspiracy; 50 Killed in Catholic Church: Officials | NTD Evening News

The former leader of the Proud Boys was charged on June 6 with seditious conspiracy for allegedly coordinating an attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2020. At least 50 people, including many children, were killed in a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria, according to reports and officials. …


Jan. 6 Committee Adviser: No ‘Smoking Gun’ Showing Trump Planned US Capitol Breach

A former top adviser to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach admitted Sunday there was no “smoking gun” that suggested President Donald Trump planned the breach. Denver Riggleman, a former Republican House representative, had recently been a senior adviser to the panel. He told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that there was…


Leaders of House’s Jan. 6 Panel Decry Biden Administration’s Decision Not to Charge Former Trump Aides

Leaders of the House of Representatives’ panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol on June 3 decried the Department of Justice’s reported decision not to indict Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino, two former aides of ex-President Donald Trump. At the same time, the panel praised the department’s indictment of Peter Navarro,…


House Jan. 6 Committee Promises to Reveal ‘Previously Unseen Material’ in Upcoming Hearings

The House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach says it will reveal new material in the first of a series of upcoming public hearings. The hearing will take place on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. During the hearing, the panel will “present previously unseen material documenting January 6th, receive…


Jan. 6 Panel Drops Bid to Get RNC Records for Public Hearings

The House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol has stopped trying to get the courts to order the Republican National Committee (RNC) and its vendor to hand over documents before a round of upcoming public hearings. “The Select Committee recognizes that the Salesforce documentation will not be available…


Former US Army Reservist Convicted on All Counts in Jan 6. Case

A former U.S. Army reservist on May 27 became the fifth person convicted by a jury on charges linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach. Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, who worked as a security contractor at a Navy base when he joined the Capitol breach, was convicted of obstructing Congress, entering and remaining in a…