Tag: Capitol

Lax Security at Capitol on Jan. 6 ‘Unbelievable,’ War and Protest Correspondent Says

The lax security at the Capitol on Jan. 6 was unbelievable, according to war and protest correspondent and writer Michael Yon. Yon, a former member of U.S. special forces who was at the Capitol protests himself, said that in the areas he was in near the Capitol, there was no real security on Jan. 6….


Blunt: Capitol Police ‘Fought Back’ Against Protesters Storming Capitol

Capitol police officers fought back “valiantly” against protesters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Sunday. “I resent any sense that the Capitol Police didn’t push back, fight back valiantly get out there and stand between first the building and then the people in the building that they’re there to…


Senate Announces Bipartisan Probe Into ‘Security Failures’ in Capitol Breach

Senators on Friday announced a bipartisan probe into how the U.S. Capitol Police and other agencies allowed protesters to breach the Capitol building on Jan. 6. “It is our duty as bipartisan leaders of the Senate committees with jurisdiction over homeland security, oversight and Capitol operations to examine the security failures that led to Wednesday’s…


The Nation Speaks (Jan. 9): Where Does America Go From Here?; Efforts to Impeach Trump; DC Rally-Goers Reflect on Experience

In this episode of The Nation Speaks, we talk to Epoch Times senior investigative reporter Joshua Philipp about where the nation is headed. Then, we sit down with constitutional attorney and former Texas Representative Rick Green to discuss Democrats’ efforts to impeach Trump before Inauguration Day. After that, Mary and Vera Bondarenko, daughters of a…


Self-Proclaimed Revolutionary Eggs on Capitol Intruders as He Records Them, Publishes Video

John Sullivan, videographer and founder of “a group for racial justice and police reform,” posted a video on YouTube on Jan. 7 that shows him entering the Capitol building in Washington, with a group of Trump supporters and possibly others the day before. He’s heard on video encouraging the behavior and convincing Capitol police to…


Left-wing Activist Encouraged Intruders Inside Capitol, Urged Police to Leave Post

John Sullivan, videographer and founder of “a group for racial justice and police reform,” posted a video on YouTube on Jan. 7 that shows him entering the Capitol building in Washington with a group of Trump supporters and possibly others on the previous day. He’s heard on video encouraging others and convincing Capitol police to…


Capitol Police Rejected Multiple Offers of Federal Help: Report

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) rejected offers of federal manpower days before Jan. 6—and they again turned down an offer of federal reinforcements as protestors breached the Capitol building during the formal counting of electoral votes. Three days before Jan. 6, the Pentagon asked Capitol Police if they needed National Guard manpower, but their offer was turned…


Man Who Posed for Photos at Desk in Pelosi’s Office Arrested

WASHINGTON—A man photographed sitting at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the D.C protests on Wednesday has been arrested and faces multiple charges, according to federal officials. Richard Barnett from Arkansas was arrested this morning in Little Rock, Ark., said Ken Kohl, first assistant for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington on Friday. Kohl told reporters…


Justice Department Warns ‘National Security Equities’ Allegedly Stolen From Capitol

A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official said that “national security equities” allegedly may have been among records stolen from the Capitol on Wednesday when demonstrators stormed inside, with looters entering several congressional offices. Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. attorney for Washington D.C., said that it will likely take “several days to flesh out exactly…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 8)

President Donald Trump says it’s been the honor of his lifetime serving as United States President, a U.S. Capitol police officer has died following the riot in Washington, D.C., and video footage has come out that appears to show various groups involved in the violence at the Capitol Building.