Category: U.S. Capitol

Search Continues for Jan. 6 Vandal Dubbed #CapitolGlassMan by Sedition Hunters

More than two years after journalist Bobby Powell began circulating his video of a suspicious actor vandalizing a large window on the east patio of the U.S. Capitol, the popular Sedition Hunters website created a page for the man and dubbed him #CapitolGlassMan. The man, in his 30s and wearing dark tactical gear with a…


Undercover Video Captured 40 Munition Blasts in Jan. 6 Crowds at US Capitol

A Metropolitan Police Department undercover officer’s camera captured at least 40 explosive munitions used on the crowd in less than an hour on the west front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In the second undercover video to surface on the internet in two weeks, the officer watched the west front crowd from…


Police Left Lower West Terrace Tunnel Doors Unsecured, Giving Protesters Easy Access

Just minutes after misfired tear gas canisters drove police back into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the retreating officers left unsecured the sets of double doors in the Lower West Terrace tunnel, giving protesters easy access to the entrance and sparking several hours of brutal violence, videos reveal. Cell phone video entered into…


Journalist Says DOJ Targeting Him for His Aggressive Post-Jan. 6 Commentary

Independent journalist Steve Baker says he was recently warned that his aggressive reporting and commentary about Jan. 6 have created growing ire at the U.S. Department of Justice that could lead to his prosecution for being at the Capitol on that fateful Wednesday in 2021. Since Jan. 6, Baker, 62, of Raleigh, North Carolina, went…


Prosecutor Admits DC Police Officers Acted as Provocateurs at US Capitol on Jan. 6

A federal prosecutor admitted in court papers that three D.C. Metropolitan Police Department undercover officers acted as provocateurs at the northwest steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The admission came in a March 24 filing before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras that seeks to keep video footage shot by the officers under…


Accusation That FBI Spied on Proud Boys Jan. 6 Defense Team Is ‘Baseless,’ Prosecutors Say

An FBI special agent and federal prosecutors deny allegations from defense attorneys in the Jan. 6 Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial that a paid informant spied on the defendants and their attorneys. In a declaration filed on March 23 in U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly’s court, FBI Special Agent Kristina Spindel said the bureau never…


FBI Denies Former Informant Spied on Proud Boys or Their Attorneys in Jan. 6 Case

WASHINGTON—An FBI special agent and federal prosecutors deny allegations from defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial that a paid informant spied on the defendants and their attorneys. In a declaration filed on March 23 in U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly’s court, FBI Special Agent Kristina Spindel said the bureau never asked the…


EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police Knew 3 Million People Might Attend President Trump’s Jan. 6 Speech: Federal Court Testimony

The United States Capitol Police had information at least two days before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, indicating that attendance at President Donald Trump’s rally at the Ellipse on that day could swell to 3 million people, according to a federal trial exhibit and court testimony from a senior USCP commander. An email sent…


EXCLUSIVE: Internal Capitol Police Email, Court Testimony, Reveal Senior Official Knew ‘3 Million’ Might Attend Jan. 6 Rally

The United States Capitol Police had information at least two days before the events of Jan. 6, 2021, indicating that attendance at President Donald Trump’s rally at the Ellipse on that day could swell to 3 million people, according to a federal trial exhibit and court testimony from a senior USCP commander. An email sent…


EXCLUSIVE: Dramatic New Video Shows Efforts to Revive Lifeless Rosanne Boyland on Jan. 6, 2021

A dramatic new Metropolitan Police Department bodycam video shows how officers and medics from three police agencies worked for 15 minutes to try to revive a lifeless Rosanne Boyland after she was dragged feet-first through the Lower West Terrace tunnel on Jan. 6, 2021. The urgent efforts to restart Boyland’s heart were a stark contrast…