Capitol Hill Riot January 2021 Tag

Mark Meadows Lawsuit: Subpoenas Invalid Because Pelosi Constituted Select Committee In Violation of House Authorizing Resolution

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2021 29 Comments

"Speaker Pelosi failed to appoint members consistent with the authorizing resolution of the Select Committee...

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Sentencing Of Jan. 6 “Shaman” Jacob Chansley Was Excessive

Posted by Ameer Benno on November 28, 2021 45 Comments

At sentencing, Judge Lamberth reportedly said of Chansley, “He made himself the image of the riot, didn't he? For good or bad, he made himself the very image of this whole event.” But media coverage should have had nothing to do with the sentencing....

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Judge Frees J6 Prisoner Once He Denounced Trump and Promised Not To Watch TV News

Posted by Ameer Benno on November 10, 2021 29 Comments

Thomas Sibick had to agree not to watch “any news programs or political programs or talk shows” and not to attend any “political rallies”...

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AOC Still Peddling Lies About Jan. 6: “Almost 10 dead”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 25, 2021 52 Comments

Glenn Greenwald: "Claiming that there is 'almost 10 dead' from the 1/6 riot is deceitful in the extreme. Four people died on 1/6: all Trump supporters."...

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Special Counsel Is Needed To Investigate DOJ Conduct in Jan. 6 Cases

Posted by Ameer Benno on October 23, 2021 27 Comments

Judge Royce Lamberth: "I find that the civil rights of the defendant [Christopher Worrell} have been abridged. I don't know if it's because he is a Jan. 6 defendant or not, but I find that this matter should be referred to the attorney general of...

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Obama Appointed Federal Judge Gives January 6th Rioters Harsher Sentences Than Prosecutors Sought

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 14, 2021 38 Comments

Federal Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who was appointed by Obama in 2014, is handing out sentences to January 6th rioters that are harsher than the penalties sought by prosecutors. This is political persecution, and more Republicans need to start standing up and saying that out loud.

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The Government’s Case Against Many Jan. 6 Defendants is in Legal Jeopardy

Posted by Ameer Benno on September 29, 2021 58 Comments

The obstruction charge on which the government is relying so heavily may, in fact, be unconstitutional as applied to most of the Jan. 6 defendants....

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Report: 2020 Antifa/BLM-Led Riots Injured More Police Officers, Caused More Damage, and Resulted in More Arrests Than The Capitol Riot

Posted by Stacey Matthews on September 12, 2021 18 Comments

"The summer 2020 riots resulted in some 15 times more injured police officers, 30 times as many arrests, and estimated damages in dollar terms up to 1,300 times more costly than those of the Capitol riot," RealClearInvestigations noted in their analysis....

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DC Police Prep for Sept. 18th Rally Supporting Arrested Jan. 6 Capitol Protesters

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 10, 2021 31 Comments

Police are planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally....

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No Comparison: Non-Violent BLM Protesters Treated More Leniently Than Non-Violent Jan. 6 Protesters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 05, 2021 17 Comments

My appearance on the Todd Hermon radio show: "What you had with Black Lives Matter is only the worst of the worst offenders, you know, people who've set fire to police stations and things like that, being prosecuted. You didn't have everybody who was in...

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Jonathan Turley: Statements By Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt ‘Demolish the Two Official Reviews That Cleared Him’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 29, 2021 80 Comments

"Under Byrd's interpretation, hundreds of rioters could have been gunned down on Jan. 6."...

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Cop Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Will Reveal Himself in Interview With NBC’s Lester Holt

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 25, 2021 46 Comments

The Capitol Police exonerated the cop three days ago. They found his "actions were within department policy."...

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Official: Capitol Police Clears Officer in Ashli Babbitt Shooting

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 23, 2021 49 Comments

"The department said in a memo outlining the investigation that the officer’s actions were within department policy, which allows deadly force only when an officer reasonably believes they are protecting themselves or others from serious physical harm."...

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Report: Capitol Police Exonerate Officer Who Shot Dead Ashli Babbitt

Posted by Stacey Matthews on August 21, 2021 37 Comments

NBC News: "A memo from the commander of the Capitol Police’s Office of Personal Responsibility says 'no further action will be taken in this matter' after the officer was exonerated for use of force."...

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FBI Destroys Insurrection Narrative: ‘Scant Evidence’ Capitol Riots was Coordinated

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2021 21 Comments

Insurrection? I think not....

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D.C. Circuit Rebukes Lower Court On Indefinite Detention Without Bail Of Jan. 6 Protester George Tanios

Posted by Ameer Benno on August 19, 2021 37 Comments

"“The record reflects that [George Pierre] Tanios has no past felony convictions, no ties to any extremist organization, and no post-January 6 criminal behavior that would otherwise show him to pose a danger to the community.”...

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Jan 6 Prosecutors admit to possession of “images of officers hugging or fist-bumping rioters, posing for photos with rioters, and moving bike racks”

Posted by Ameer Benno on August 11, 2021 71 Comments

Calls into question the trespassing and related non-violent crimes charged against defendants like Cuoy Griffin....

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DOJ Plays Politics With Swalwell “January 6” Claims Against Congressman Mo Brooks

Posted by Ameer Benno on August 05, 2021 50 Comments

At his confirmation hearing for Attorney General, Merrick Garland pledged to “protect the independence of the Department [of Justice] from partisan influence in law enforcement.” Instead he has politically turbocharged it....

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