Category: Jan. 6

Republicans Request FBI Briefing After Whistleblower Raises Questions About Investigation of Pipe Bombs Set Near DNC, RNC Headquarters

Ohio Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan said he has requested a briefing with the FBI after a whistleblower allegedly disclosed information regarding the bureau’s investigation into pipe bombs planted near the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington the night before the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jordan, who is ranking member…


FBI Whistleblower Raises Questions About Pipe Bombs Set Near DNC, RNC Headquarters: Lawmaker

Ohio Republican lawmaker Jim Jordan said he has requested a briefing with the FBI after a whistleblower allegedly disclosed information regarding the bureau’s investigation into pipe bombs planted near the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington the night before the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jordan, who is ranking member…


RNC Suing Pelosi, Jan. 6 House Committee Over Subpoena of Private Data Company

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the other members of Congress investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. In a press release, RNC said they are suing Pelosi and others to stop the Jan. 6 committee from obtaining confidential information about the internal activities of RNC members after the committee ordered it to…


‘A Very Big Deal’: Attorney Responds to Judge Dismissing Felony Obstruction Charge Against Jan. 6 Defendant

A federal judge has thrown out a felony obstruction charge leveled against a Jan. 6 defendant, saying the man’s alleged conduct does not fall under the statute used by prosecutors in dozens of Jan. 6 cases. United States District Judge Carl J. Nichols dismissed one of the 12 counts against defendant Garret A. Miller, 35,…


Jan. 6 Defendant Found Guilty by Jury

The first person charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach to go on trial was found guilty on March 8. A jury declared Guy Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, and obstruction of justice. The jury in Washington returned the unanimous verdict after just two…


Jury Convicts Texas Man in First Jan. 6 Case to Go to Trial

The first person charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach to go on trial was found guilty on March 8. A jury declared Guy Reffitt guilty on all five counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, civil disorder, and obstruction of justice. The jury in Washington returned the unanimous verdict after just two…


McCarthyite Attack on John Eastman

Commentary If John Eastman were a radical leftist activist lawyer like the late William Kunstler, he would be celebrated around the land, as Kunstler was, even getting a cameo in Oliver Stone’s “The Doors.” Instead, Eastman is suffering a McCarthyite persecution simply for advising the president of the United States of the time, Donald Trump,…


Jan. 6 ‘Capitol Rotunda Doobie Smoker’ Sentenced to 2 Years Probation, $1,000 Fine

A Los Angeles man infamously dubbed the “Capitol Rotunda Doobie Smoker” for appearing in a cloud of marijuana smoke and handing out joints to protesters on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 24 months probation and a $1,000 fine. Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christopher…


Jan. 6 ‘Doobie Smoker’ Sentenced to 2 Years Probation, $1,000 Fine

A Los Angeles man infamously dubbed the “Capitol Rotunda Doobie Smoker” for appearing in a cloud of marijuana smoke and handing out joints to protesters on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 24 months probation and a $1,000 fine. Eduardo Nicolas Alvear Gonzalez, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christopher…


Growing Number of Jan. 6 Defendants Pushing for Trials Outside Washington, Alleging Jury and Judge Bias

A growing number of people charged in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach are asking judges to move their trials from Washington, asserting the jury pool in the nation’s capital is predisposed to rule against them and have been subject to inaccurate media reports. Some defendants also argue that the judges presiding…