Capitol Hill Riot January 2021 Tag

Court Sends A Message: Paul Allard Hodgkins Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison For Entering Capitol On January 6, 2021

Posted by Ameer Benno on July 19, 2021 79 Comments

Did not engage in violence or property damage. Defense: “a man who for just one hour on one day, lost his bearings and his way. It is the story of a man who made a fateful decision to follow the crowd, and found himself for...

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Turns Out the ‘Fully Constructed’ U.S. Capitol Lego Set Was Not Constructed

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 12, 2021 60 Comments

Have any of the authorities involved at the scene ever seen a fully constructed LEGO set? I guess not....

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Non-Violent Capitol Hill Trespasser Timothy Hale-Cusanelli’s Racist Views Do Not Justify Continued Detention Without Bail

Posted by Ameer Benno on July 11, 2021 84 Comments

Appeals Court upholds detention without bail. The fervor to take down those individuals who participated in the protest and riot on Jan. 6 has let loose a wrecking ball that is pulverizing core constitutional rights....

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FBI Seizes “Fully Constructed” Lego Model of U.S. Capitol at Home of Alleged January 6th Rioter

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 08, 2021 100 Comments

The FBI has reportedly found a "fully constructed" Lego brand toy model of the U.S. Capitol in the home of one of the alleged January 6th rioters. The media is treating this story as very, very serious. We live in such dumb times.

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Some Journalists Reportedly Afraid to Return to Capitol Building After the ‘Insurrection’

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 07, 2021 44 Comments

At the beginning of Trump's presidency, we were told that journalists are like brave firefighters running towards the burning building. Now we are told that journalists are still suffering from supposed trauma over the Capitol riot on January 6th. Some reporters can't even find the strength to reenter the building. Poor them.

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Former Sen. Claire McCaskill: Capitol Hill Riot Worse Than Benghazi

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 02, 2021 66 Comments

McCaskill is subjecting her family to riot footage every Independence Day. I suggest they watch 13 Hours instead....

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Pelosi Will Establish Select Committee of Democrats to Investigate Capitol Hill Riot

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 24, 2021 77 Comments

Pelosi continues to lie about deaths and injuries associated with the January 6th riot....

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Singer Macy Gray Calls for Replacing ‘Tattered and Divisive’ American Flag

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 20, 2021 46 Comments

Grammy-winning singer Macy Gray has decided that the American flag does not represent all Americans and needs to be changed, thus proving once again the left's contempt for the United States. The left scoffs at our concern over the destruction and removal of historic statues. They laugh when you bring up cancel culture or voice concerns about rewriting history with the 1619 Project. Then they prove our concerns are valid over and over again.

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Biden Admin’s Strategy to Combat Domestic Terrorism Calls White Supremacy, Militia Groups as Biggest Threats

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2021 76 Comments

"Today's domestic terrorists espouse a range of violent ideological motivations, including racial or ethnic bigotry and hatred as well as anti-government or anti-authority sentiment."...

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Chuck Grassley to DOJ: Explain Discrepancy In Application Of Law For BLM/Antifa vs. Capitol Rioters

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 08, 2021 79 Comments

"The law must be applied equally without regard to party, power or privilege. When the Department of Justice treats similar criminal acts differently, such conduct erodes faith in our governmental institutions and the law."...

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Senate Republicans Block Creation of Commission to Investigate Capitol Riot

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 28, 2021 96 Comments

The Senate Republicans blocked a bill to form a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th Capitol Hill riots.

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National Guard Starts Departing D.C. This Week After Four Months

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2021 29 Comments

The National Guard who have been in Washington, D.C., since January 6th will leave this week.

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Ashli Babbitt’s Family Suing Capitol Police For Fatal Jan. 6 Shooting

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 22, 2021 78 Comments

“The purpose of the case is to hold the police officer and the Capitol Police accountable for violating Ashli Babbitt’s constitutional right"...

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AG Merrick Garland Says White Supremacists ‘the Most Dangerous Threat to Our Democracy’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 13, 2021 113 Comments

Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress that white supremacists represent the greatest danger to America right now. His testimony was a gross distortion of reality. It is nothing more than an attempt to reinforce the narrative pushed by Democrats and the media since January of this year.

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Alaska Couple Raided By FBI Because They Attended Trump January 6th Rally

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on May 01, 2021 115 Comments

Armed FBI agents reportedly broke down the door of an Alaska couple as they slept in their beds and accosted them with guns drawn, demanding that they turn over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's laptop.

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Professor Lays Groundwork to Sue CU-Boulder for Stripping Him of Duties After Speaking at Trump Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 30, 2021 8 Comments

Professor John Eastman spoke at the Trump rally on January 6th, but did not take any part in the events at the Capitol. Days later, with the school facing pressure, he retired from his position at Chapman University. Now Eastman is suing the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he was a visiting scholar, alleging defamation stemming from the same event.

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Prosecutor Admits Defendant Did Not Use Bear Spray Against Officers During Capitol Hill Riot

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 27, 2021 63 Comments

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gilead Light admitted Julian Elie Khater, 32, did not use the bear spray he had in his hand during the January 6 Capitol Hill riot:

Julian Elie Khater, 32, of State College, Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, West Virginia, are charged in spraying the chemical irritant at Capitol police officers Brian Sicknick and Caroline Edwards, as well as Metropolitan Police Department officer Damian Chapman.

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D.C. Medical Examiner: Officer Brian Sicknick died of stroke from natural causes, not result of assault

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 19, 2021 48 Comments

Sicknick suffered two strokes and died of natural causes a day after he confronted rioters on January 6. The autopsy found no evidence of an allergic reaction to chemical irritants or internal or external injuries....

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