Tag: Capitol

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Pardoning US Capitol Rioters Would ‘Destroy’ Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) remarked that it would be unwise for President Donald Trump to pardon individuals who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “I don’t care if you went and spread flowers on the floor, you breached the security of the Capitol, interrupted a joint session of Congress, you tried to intimidate, assault,…


Woman Who Allegedly Posed With Pelosi’s Nameplate During Capitol Storming Is Charged

The woman who was spotted holding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) nameplate during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol has been charged. Emily Hernandez was spotted inside the Capitol holding the nameplate, according to an image published in a court filing from the FBI. At least three tipsters contacted the bureau after seeing…


Woman Who Allegedly Posed With Pelosi’s Nameplate During Capitol Breach Is Charged

The woman who was spotted holding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) nameplate during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol has been charged. Emily Hernandez was seen inside the Capitol holding the nameplate, according to an image published in a court filing from the FBI. At least three tipsters contacted the bureau after seeing…


Video: Facts Matter (Jan. 15): BLM Activist Who Stormed Capitol Is Charged; Undercover Video: Twitter’s True Plan

A BLM activist who was part of the break-in of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been charged by the FBI. A new undercover video shows Twitter’s CEO talking about how the banning of President Donald Trump was only the beginning of this type of censorship. A senior scientist at NASA has been charged with…


‘Might Be the End for Me:’ Police Officers Recount Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

The police officer who was crushed in a door frame during the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building said he thought he might die. “That was one of the three times that day where I thought: Well, this might be it,” Daniel Hodges, a 32-year-old patrol officer in Washington’s 4th District, told WJLA. “This…


Video: Declassified (Jan. 14): Twitter, Facebook: $51 Billion Combined Market Value Erased Since Trump Ban

Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have collectively seen $51.2 billion in combined market value wiped out over the last two trading sessions. That was since they banned President Donald Trump from their platforms following the U.S. Capitol breach. Large tech firms and a number of Democratic political figures have claimed Trump incited violence at…


The Latest Arrests Over Jan. 6 Capitol Incident

WASHINGTON—The latest arrests from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol by protesters: Retired Air Force Officer Arrested A prosecutor says a retired Air Force officer who was part of the group that stormed the U.S. Capitol carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he meant “to take hostages.” Retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr. appeared…


Pelosi: Retired Lt. General to Lead Capitol Security Review

A retired lieutenant general will lead a review of the U.S. Capitol security following the Jan. 6 breach, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday. “We must subject this whole complex to scrutiny in light of what happened and the fact that the inauguration is coming. To that end, I have asked Lt. Gen. Russel Honore…


Google, Facebook on the Defense After Capitol Attack

Google and Facebook executives were placed on the defense this week as they were questioned on the role their platforms played in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Protesters who stormed the Capitol used Google-owned YouTube and Facebook, among other platforms, before and during the storming. Pressed on whether Alphabet, Google’s parent company,…


Man Charged With Threatening Nancy Pelosi Ordered Held Without Bond

A man who authorities say threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was on Thursday ordered held without bond pending trial. Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey denied a motion for release and set a preliminary hearing for Jan. 28. Harvey agreed to a request by U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin, who opposed the motion while arguing defendant…