People accused of participating in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol are facing treatment akin to that seen in third-world countries, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says. “They’re being treated like third world country political prisoners,” Gohmert told The Epoch Times in a recent interview. “Some of them were violent, and I would have…
Accused Capitol Rioters Treated Like ‘Third-World County Political Prisoners’: Rep. Gohmert
Accused From Capitol Breach Treated Like ‘Third-World Country Political Prisoners’: Rep. Gohmert
People accused of participating in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol are facing treatment akin to that seen in third-world countries, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says. “They’re being treated like third world country political prisoners,” Gohmert told The Epoch Times in a recent interview. “Some of them were violent, and I would have…
Judge Releases Jan. 6 Protester From Jail, Notes Defendant Not Accused of Violence
A federal judge this week ordered a man accused of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to be freed from jail, as the man is not facing charges related to violence. Douglas Jensen, 41, donning a T-shirt promoting the QAnon movement, was among the first people to force their way inside the Capitol…
Federal Government Paying $6.1 Million to Create Database for Capitol Riot Prosecutions
The Department of Justice has committed to paying over $6 million to a multinational firm to create a database to host the reams of data prosecutors are gathering in cases against accused participants of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP was contracted in late May to help develop…
Capitol Breacher Asks Judge for No Jail Time
A Florida man who participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is asking a judge to not include prison time in his sentence. Paul Hodgkins, 38, was seen inside the Senate chamber waving a pro-Trump flag. He pleaded guilty last month to obstructing an official proceeding. The felony charge carries up to…
Undercover FBI Agent Infiltrated Militia Group That Surveilled Capitol: Filing
An accused U.S. Capitol protester spoke with an undercover Washington police officer on Jan. 6 who later connected the man to an undercover FBI worker, according to a new court filing. Fi Duong is facing charges for allegedly entering the Capitol during a joint session of Congress in January, for disrupting the session, and for…
5th Person Pleads Guilty in Jan. 6 Breach of US Capitol
Five people have now pleaded guilty to being involved in the tumultuous events in Washington on Jan. 6 after a Tennessee man admitted to disorderly conduct inside the U.S. Capitol that day. Bryan Wayne Ivey pleaded guilty to one charge, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building, in exchange for three other charges being…
Pelosi to Decide This Week on Formation of Panel to Probe Jan. 6 Breach
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday quashed reports that she will be creating a select committee to probe the Jan. 6 breach of U.S. Capitol, saying that she will decide this week whether to do so. “No, I did not make that announcement,” Pelosi told reporters while stepping out of her office at the…
In First, US Hits Jan. 6 Defendant With Little-Used Firearms Charge
Federal prosecutors have applied a little-used law against a man accused of obstructing the congressional proceedings on Jan. 6, asserting he transported a gun and used it in furtherance of a civil disorder. In a superseding indictment (pdf) against Guy Reffitt released this week, the Texas man was charged with two violations of federal civil…
Ashli Babbitt’s Husband Still Doesn’t Know Identity of Capitol Officer Who Shot Her
The husband of a woman who was shot dead by a U.S. Capitol Police officer in the Capitol on Jan. 6 says he still does not know the identity of the officer. “Somebody up in D.C. knows, I think a lot of people know, but nobody is telling us. And the silence is deafening,” Aaron…
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