Several members of the far-right group the Proud Boys have been indicted for sedition-related charges. With the use of various forms of evidence, the Justice Department moved to charge Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio, and four other leaders with conspiracy in the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. These are the most severe charges brought against the Proud Boys, and the first accusations that the group attempted to use force to stop the presidential transfer of power.
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Proud Boys Guilty of January 6th Attack
A member of Proud Boys pleaded guilty for being involved in the attack in the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to bring Donald Trump in the second term of presidency. This person would face up to 28 years in prison, but federal sentencing guidelines would have this person jailed for six or seven years. Their group members will be going to trial this May.
Stephen Miller Questioned for January 6th Attack
Former White House aide Stephen Miller was brought to eight hours of questioning on the January 6th attack. Trump’s speech had the common use of “we” which can potentially direct supporters of Trump to join the opposition of Biden’s presidency. Miller argued that the speech was not different to any other political speech and denied that the speech was directed to supporters to take action.
Thomas Robertson, Virginia Cop Found Guilty on all Charges for Storming US Capitol
Ex-Virginia police officer, Thomas Robertson, has been found guilty on all six charges that he faced for his part in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. A former sergeant of the Rocky Mount police department in Virginia has been charged with obstructing an official proceeding, impeding law enforcement officers, entering and remaining in restricted areas, and tampering with evidence.
House Committee Conflicted on Making Criminal Referral on Donald Trump
There is enough evidence to bring Donald Trump into discussion of the January 6th riot, but something is holding the House Committee back. The January 6th panel feels that by making a referral to the justice Department, the plans would backfire because it would mean politicizing in digging deeper into the Capitol attack.
January 6th Panel May Interview Ginni Thomas on Her Text Messages to Overturn the Election
January 6th has marked a traumatizing, historical event in the Presidential election. While emerging from the ashes of the pandemic, many Americans riled up their opinions and marched the famous riot in the White House that shocked not just Americans watching television at home, but to the whole world. Several media reports have stated that the wife of Supreme Court Justice, Ginni Thomas, sent over two dozen texts to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on overturning the 2020 election.
Liz Cheney Making Her Way Back to the Top with Help of Other Anti-Trump GOP
Liz Cheney has been open about her dislike for former President Donald Trump and his policies for some time now. For this she has not only received criticism and attacks from Trump himself but also other members of the Republican Party. More recently, Cheney has gained both positive and negative attention for her involvement in the investigation of the January 6th attack on the US capitol. While the Republican National Committee has voted to censure her for this, she has also recently received an increase in donations for her reelection bid from those who would like to move the party away from the era of Trump.
Call Logs from Trump on January 6th are Missing
There have been discrepancies within the White House logs when it comes to calls made by former President Donald Trump. This discovery was made by the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection. If you’re unfamiliar with what this event was, it was when a mob of around 2,500 of Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol. The goal of this attack was to overturn the 2020 election, something in which Trump consistently talked about very passionately on social media. He even went as far as to accuse his own Vice President, Mike Pence, of being able to overturn the election.
