Category: Jan. 6

GOP to Look Into Democrats’ Missteps on Jan. 6 If They Take Majority: McCarthy

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced during an appearance on Fox News that if Republicans take back the majority in 2022, the GOP will use its power to look into the missteps of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her appointees ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally. In July 2021, the…


GOP Will Look Into Democratic Missteps On Jan. 6 If They Take Majority: McCarthy

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced during a Sunday appearance on Fox News that if his party takes back the majority in 2022, the GOP will use its power to look into the missteps of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her appointees ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally. In July 2021,…


Florida Man With Antifa Gear Arrested After Allegedly Targeting Jan. 6 Rally

A Florida man was arrested last week for allegedly planning to attack a rally being held in support of a man who is in jail on charges linked to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach. Law enforcement officers arrested Garrett Smith in Clearwater on the evening of Jan. 6 after spotting him sprinting away from…


Ted Cruz Walks Back Statement Calling Jan. 6 a ‘Violent Terrorist Attack’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has walked back an earlier statement during which he described the Jan. 6 rally as a “violent terrorist attack.” Cruz made the statement on the Senate floor on Jan. 5. During his brief statement, Cruz began, “We are approaching a solemn anniversary this week. It is the anniversary of a violent…


FBI Informant in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Was a ‘Double Agent’: Prosecutors

Responding to arguments from defendants in the Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case that they were entrapped by the FBI, the Department of Justice has said that one of its undercover informants was, in fact, a “double agent” working with the kidnappers against the government. The DOJ’s revelation came Jan. 6 in a response to a motion…


Victoria White Files Federal Suit for Jan. 6 Beating at US Capitol

Victoria C. White, the Minnesota woman who suffered an alleged beating by District of Columbia police in the West Terrace tunnel at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging assault, battery, and excessive use of force. Filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit initially…


FBI Still Hunting for Alleged Pipe Bomb Planter 1 Year After Jan. 6

More than a year after an individual was allegedly seen placing two devices that the FBI said were pipe bombs near the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, the bureau is no closer to learning that individual’s identity. A hooded and masked individual was seen on Jan. 5, 2021, placing items that the FBI and…


FBI Still Hunting for DC Pipe Bomb Suspect 1 Year Later

More than a year after a person was allegedly seen placing two devices that the FBI said were pipe bombs near the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees in Washington, the bureau is no closer to learning that individual’s identity. A hooded and masked individual was seen on Jan. 5, 2021—the night before the breach…


January 6: A Legacy of Troubling Questions

The hardened-steel baton made the most disturbing sound as it bounced off Victoria White’s skull. It varied between a hollow click and a deeper snap, depending on where on her head the metal weapon made contact. “Please don’t beat her!” a man in the crowd yelled. It was chaos in the West Terrace tunnel entrance…


Jan. 6 Narrative Depends on Who Tells the Story

Protesters. Insurrectionists. White supremacists? The thousands of Americans who went to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and their intentions on that day, have been described in many ways. They were there to: Have their voices heard. Register concern over election accuracy. Overthrow the government? The narrative of that day depends on who is…