Category: Jan. 6

Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Hold Meadows in Contempt After He Refuses to Cooperate

The House of Representatives panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol is threatening to hold Mark Meadows in contempt after former President Donald Trump’s chief of staff said he would not appear for a deposition. “Tomorrow’s deposition, which was scheduled at Mr. Meadows’s request, will go forward as planned. If indeed Mr….


‘Nothing Short of Human Rights Violations’: Greene Decries Treatment of Jan. 6 ‘Political Prisoners’

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and others in the GOP on Tuesday blasted the treatment of “political prisoners” who took part in the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. Currently, some who entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6 are being held in the D.C. jail in conditions that Greene described as “unusually cruel.” Greene…


Jan. 6 Defendant Fingers 4 Possible Undercover Agents

A Jan. 6 defendant has moved for the U.S. government to release Capitol Hill footage that purportedly reveals police brutality and the activities of four suspected undercover agent provocateurs. Ryan Nichols, a 30-year-old Texas man who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said in a Dec. 1 motion that footage deemed sensitive by the Department…


Jan. 6 Defendant Fingers Four Possible Undercover Agents

A Jan. 6 defendant has moved for the government to release Capitol Hill footage that purportedly reveals police brutality and the activities of four suspected undercover agent provocateurs. Ryan Nichols, a 30-year-old Texas man who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, said in a Dec. 1 motion that footage deemed sensitive by the Department of…


Prosecutors Praise Jan. 6 Defendant for Testifying Against Charged Capitol Police Officer

A man who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 helped prosecutors in their quest to charge a U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer, new court documents show. Jacob Hiles, a 42-year-old charter boat captain from Virginia, received a message from the officer on Jan. 7, prosecutors said in a filing entered Monday….


Jan. 6 Rally-Goers Describe Intimidating Visits From the FBI

While many have been arrested for participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 rally in support of President Donald Trump, many others have been questioned by the FBI about their presence there that day. Those who have been questioned say a visit from the FBI is intimidating and made them think twice about speaking their mind…


Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes Quit Fox News, Upset Over Jan. 6 Documentary

Fox News commentators Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes have quit the network, upset over a documentary about Jan. 6 that was produced by Tucker Carlson. “With the release of ‘Patriot Purge,’ we felt we could no longer ‘do right as we see it’ and remain at Fox News. So we resigned,” they wrote in a…


Jan. 6 Defendants Taken Out of Cells on Stretchers: Court Filing

Multiple Jan. 6 defendants were taken out of their cells on stretchers on Thursday, according to a court filing. The situation started when one of the defendants refused to wear a mask, family members of Kelly Meggs, who is being held in the D.C. Jail, told Meggs lawyer. Prison guards began spraying a chemical substance…


Government Prosecutors Seek 51 Months in Jail for ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley

An Arizona man who was seen inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 wearing horns should be sentenced to over four years in prison despite committing no violence that day, government prosecutors told a judge in a sentencing memorandum late Tuesday. Jacob Chansley, known as the “QAnon shaman,” should also receive three years of supervised…


Judge Orders Release of Jan. 6 Detainee Because of Problems at DC Jail

A Florida man accused of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol grounds was ordered released by a federal judge this week due to ongoing issues with the Washington jail that was holding him and dozens of other people who allegedly committed crimes on Jan. 6. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan nominee, ordered in a…