Category: U.S. Capitol

3 Babbitt Shooting Witnesses Removed from FBI Most-Wanted List

Three witnesses who were in the hallway outside the Speaker’s Lobby of the U.S. Capitol when Ashli Babbitt was shot were once wanted by the FBI, but their photos have disappeared from the FBI’s January 6 Most Wanted page. The men, including one who tried to administer first aid to Babbitt while she lay bleeding…


‘Someone Opened the Doors From the Inside,’ Jan. 6 Defense Attorney Says

Kelly Meggs and other members of the Oath Keepers could not have done one of the major things of which they are accused by federal prosecutors: force their way into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021, through the famous Columbus Doors, a defense attorney says. The two sets of historic doors that lead…


Judge Orders Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Jailed Until Trial

Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder of the Oath Keepers, will remain jailed until trial on a host of federal charges stemming from riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal magistrate in Plano, Texas ruled Jan. 26. Magistrate Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson agreed with federal prosecutors, who argued there are no…


Two ‘Unknowns’ from Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Breach Identified, Charged

The owner of a Texas winery is the “Gadsden Flag Man” who was in the center of the Speaker’s Lobby hallway just feet away when Ashli Babbitt was shot to death at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A man from Mount Washington, Kentucky, indicted in March 2021 is the man seen on video…


2 More Witnesses at Ashli Babbitt Shooting Identified

Two men sought by the family of Ashli Babbitt as witnesses to her shooting death at the U.S. Capitol have been identified as previously arrested by the FBI and indicted on federal charges from the Jan. 6 riots. The owner of a Texas winery is the “Gadsden Flag Man” who was in the center of…


Conservative Activist Brandon Straka Sentenced to Home Detention in Jan. 6 Case

A conservative activist has been sentenced to three months of home detention for his participation in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. Brandon Straka, 45, of Nebraska, was sentenced on Monday and was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich accused Straka of abusing his online platform…


Conservative Activist Brandon Straka Sentenced to Home Detention and $5,000 Fine

A conservative activist has been sentenced to three months of home detention and a $5,000 fine. Brandon Straka, 45, of Nebraska, was sentenced on Monday for his participation in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol building. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich accused Straka of abusing his online platform to encourage people to attack…


Information Sought on IDs of US Capitol ‘Unknowns’ in Ashli Babbitt Investigation

Most of the men who attacked the Speaker’s Lobby doors at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have not been identified or arrested, and the family of Ashli Babbitt wants to question them about the events that led up to her shooting death. Of the dozens of people who congregated before the double doors…


6 People Present at Scene of Ashli Babbitt Killing Still Not Arrested by the FBI, Family Seeks Identities

Most of the men who attacked the Speaker’s Lobby doors at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, have not been identified or arrested, and the family of Ashli Babbitt wants to question them about the events that led up to her shooting death. Of the dozens of people who congregated before the double doors…


Ashli Babbitt Dramatically Confronted Police for Not Stopping Rioters

Just moments before she was shot and killed, Ashli Babbitt confronted the police officers guarding the doors to the Speaker’s Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, blasting them for allowing rioters to smash the windows and not calling for backup, an analysis of a journalist’s video shows. The analysis comes on the…