Tag: January 6

January 6 Defendant Says He Attended Events as Security Detailee

A January 6 defendant facing sentencing this week told the federal court in Washington on Friday that he attended the events as a security guard for a female doctor. John  Strand attended Jan. 6, 2021, events in Washington with Dr. Simone Gold. They were charged (pdf) with multiple crimes. While Gold pleaded guilty to one of the crimes…


Oath Keepers File 11th-Hour Motion for New Trial Venue, Citing DC Bias

Four Oath Keepers and an associate accused of seditious conspiracy on January 6 filed an emergency motion for a change of trial venue, citing new research that nearly 70 percent of District of Columbia respondents hold a negative view of the Oath Keepers, much higher than those in three other federal court districts. Attorneys for…


Democrat’s Jan. 6 Falsehood Sparks a Donnybrook with GOP in US House Judiciary Committee

What was supposed to be a hearing about provocateur Ray Epps before the House Committee on the Judiciary on Sept. 21 quickly devolved into a shouting match between Democrat lawmakers pushing a Jan. 6 falsehood and Republicans who insisted that being labeled “conspiracy theorists” won’t stop efforts to learn the truth. If the goal of…


Whistleblowers Allege Intelligence, Command-and-Control Failures at US Capitol Police, Lawmaker Says

Several U.S. Capitol Police whistleblowers have exposed what they call intelligence failures leading up to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and problems in the law enforcement agency’s command structure, an Illinois congressman said. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, said whistleblower testimony speaks directly to the need…


FBI ‘Overstates’ Domestic Violent Extremism Threat, Removes Agents From Child Abuse Cases: New Whistleblower

A new whistleblower has alleged the FBI is “manipulating” case files to make it seem like America has a bigger “domestic violent extremism” (DVE) problem than it does, while redirecting resources away from child sexual abuse investigations to prioritize Jan. 6 cases, according to Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). The new whistleblower’s disclosures, Jordan said,…


Judge’s Latest Refusal to Grant Bail Looms Large for Jan. 6 Defendant Maced Twice by D.C. Jail Guard

Despite audio and video evidence showing former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee did not assault a police officer on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6 as alleged by prosecutors, a federal judge again refused the defendant’s motion to be released from the District of Columbia jail pending trial. The issue took on added urgency…


Judge’s Latest Refusal to Grant Bail Looms Large for Jan. 6 Defendant Maced Twice by DC Jail Guard

Despite audio and video evidence showing former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy Ronald Colton McAbee did not assault a police officer on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6 as alleged by prosecutors, a federal judge again refused the defendant’s motion to be released from the District of Columbia jail pending trial. The issue took on added urgency…


EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Oath Keepers Prosecution is a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Setup,’ Former General Counsel Says

The high-profile prosecution of the Oath Keepers for alleged seditious conspiracy to prevent the transfer of presidential power in January 2021 is “all a lie” based on a government “setup” carried out by a weaponized criminal justice system, the group’s former general counsel says. Kellye SoRelle, 43, who was arrested Sept. 1 and charged by…


Federal Judge Rejects Oath Keepers Motion for Special Master, Trial Delay

A federal judge quickly shot down an 11th-hour motion by Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III to appoint a special master to oversee the processing and distribution of massive amounts of evidence in the Jan. 6 seditious-conspiracy case against him and four co-defendants. Through his new attorney, Edward Tarpley Jr., Rhodes filed a flurry…


EXCLUSIVE: ‘Suspicious Actors’ Who Conspired to Raid Capitol on Jan. 6 Never Arrested, Attorney Alleges

Members of an Ohio-based Christian group called the Salt and Light Brigade were among the “suspicious actors” who breached the police lines on the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and engaged in a “stunning conspiracy” to commit illegal acts that were falsely ascribed to the Oath Keepers, a defense attorney…