The U.S. Department of Justice sought two last-minute sentencing enhancements against defendant Matthew L. Perna that could have meant 41-51 months in prison for his 20 minutes inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, his attorney said. Attorney J. Gerald Ingram said he was confident the judge would have ruled against the U.S. Attorney’s…
Jan. 6 Defendant Learned of Harsh New Sentencing Recommendation Shortly Before Taking His Own Life
Media Protest Lack of Access at Trial of Jan. 6 Protester
Jury selection in the first of the Jan. 6-related criminal trials is underway in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C., after a coalition of media organizations challenged Judge Dabney L. Friedrich’s ruling that media would not be allowed in the courtroom for the trial of Guy W. Reffitt. Reffitt, 49, of Wylie, Texas, is charged…
Jan. 6 Defendant Takes His Own Life, Died of ‘Broken Heart,’ Family Says
Matthew L. Perna, a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for his 20-minute walk through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, took his own life on Feb. 25 due to “a broken heart” and a justice system that “killed his spirit and his zest for life,” his family said. Perna, 37, of Sharpsville, was due to be…
14 Months After Jan. 6, First Trial Starts Feb. 28 in U.S. District Court
Final details worked out Thursday will allow jury selection to begin on Feb. 28 in the first criminal trial of the more than 750 people charged with crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. United States District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich will call 80 potential jurors in the District of Columbia trial of…
14 Months After Jan. 6, First Trial Starts Feb. 28 in US District Court
Final details worked out Thursday will allow jury selection to begin on Feb. 28 in the first criminal trial of the more than 750 people charged with crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. United States District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich will call 80 potential jurors in the District of Columbia trial of…
Conservatives Descend on Orlando for Annual 4-Day CPAC Event
February 23, 2022
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Adam KinzingerBen CarsonbidenConservativesCPACdesantisDick CheneyFather Frank PavoneFloridaGeorge BushGlenn BeckJan. 6Kristi NoemLee GreenwoodLiz CheneyMarco RubioMike PompeoORLANDOPeter J. BergersonPoliticsRepublicanRepublican National CommitteeRick ScottTed CruzTrumpTulsi GabbardTurning Point USAUS
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Adam KinzingerBen CarsonbidenConservativesCPACdesantisDick CheneyFather Frank PavoneFloridaGeorge BushGlenn BeckJan. 6Kristi NoemLee GreenwoodLiz CheneyMarco RubioMike PompeoORLANDOPeter J. BergersonPoliticsRepublicanRepublican National CommitteeRick ScottTed CruzTrumpTulsi GabbardTurning Point USAUS
CPAC, the largest gathering of American conservatives of the year, has been compared to the Woodstock music festival of 1969. And no wonder. Appearing at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando Feb. 24-27 are the current rock stars of the Republican Party, including former President Donald Trump. The agenda kicks off at 7 a.m. on…
Woman Who Broadcast Jan. 6 Live on Facebook Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail, $5,000 Fine
A California woman who broadcast her trip through the U.S. Capitol on Facebook on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and levied a $5,000 fine by U.S. District Senior Judge Reggie B. Walton, who lectured her for blaming Black Lives Matter and Antifa for some of the violence that day when…
Flag-Stealing Jan. 6 Defendant Gets 30 Days Jail, 60 Days Home Detention, 3 Years Probation
A Michigan man who entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and stole a United States flag from the visitor’s center was sentenced Friday to three years of probation with 30 days jail time and two months of home detention for a misdemeanor charge of entering and remaining in a restricted building. Robert Schornak…
Jan. 6 Defendants Get Probation Terms Long Enough to Cover Two Election Cycles
Two Jan. 6 defendants who pleaded guilty to illegal parading or picketing at the U.S. Capitol were each sentenced Thursday to 36 months probation, a length of time the judge said was designed to last through the next two election cycles to deter “political violence.” Judge Beryl Howell, chief judge of U.S. District Court for…
Judge Upbraids Prosecutors Who Offered False Information about Location of Kamala Harris on Jan. 6
Federal prosecutors who falsely said then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, were scolded by a federal judge on Feb. 10. The government claiming Harris was in the building despite previously admitting she was not “suggests a certain lack of attention and care in the prosecution of this case,…
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