Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) says an investigation into the killing of Ashli Babbitt and the beating and subsequent death of Rosanne Boyland at the Capitol will be among the priorities of a new January 6 committee when Republicans take control of the U.S. House after the November midterms. In a fiery speech on the…
Rep. Greene: Republican Jan. 6 Committee Should Investigate Ashli Babbitt Killing, Rosanne Boyland Death
‘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.”…
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…
Judge Sentences Jan. 6 Capitol Window-Smasher to 4 Months in Jail
A California man tackled by police as he was smashing windows at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to four months in jail on May 13 by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington D.C. Hunter Allen Ehmke, 21, of Glendora, California, was sentenced on one felony count of destruction of government…
‘Baked Alaska’ Says Prosecutors Threatened a Felony Charge If He Didn’t Take Jan. 6 Plea Deal
The social-media personality known as “Baked Alaska” told a federal judge he was only pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge from being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 because prosecutors had threatened to charge him with a felony if he didn’t take a plea deal. Defendant Anthime Joseph Gionet, 34, told U.S. District Judge…
Attorney Says Alleged Jan. 6 Call from Oath Keepers Leader to President Trump ‘Did Not Happen’
A phone call allegedly placed by Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, never happened, one of Rhodes’ former attorneys said. “I confirmed from multiple sources that the phone call did not happen,” said attorney Jonathon Moseley. He previously represented Rhodes in a civil suit and in…
North Carolina Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy, Obstruction Charges
A North Carolina member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty May 4 to seditious conspiracy and obstruction of an official government proceeding, one day after he was charged with two felony counts stemming from Jan. 6 unrest at the U.S. Capitol. William Todd Wilson, 44, of Newton Grove, North Carolina, filed his guilty plea before…
Jury Finds Former Police Officer Guilty of Assaulting Cop on Jan. 6
Former New York police officer Thomas Webster was convicted on May 2 of six charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jurors found Webster, 56, guilty of assaulting law enforcement officers, civil disorder, and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds, among other counts. The most serious charges carry up…
EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Bodycam Footage Shows Officer Repeatedly Striking Unconscious Protester With Wooden Stick
A District of Columbia police officer used a large wooden stick to strike the body and head of protester Rosanne Boyland three times as she lay motionless on the ground on Jan. 6, 2021, according to bodycam footage from several officers obtained by The Epoch Times. Use-of-force expert Stanley Kephart, upon reviewing the previously unreleased footage, concluded that…
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