Category: riot

Capitol Police Union Chief: ‘Many’ Officers Want to Retire or Quit After Jan. 6

The head of the union representing Capitol Police officers said that “many” of them are considering retiring or quitting following the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol. “Many officers that are retirement eligible are seriously looking at turning in their retirement papers. Since January 6th, several Officers have retired as a result,” Gus Papathanasiou, chairman…


House GOPers Demand Answers from Pelosi on Jan. 6 Security Failures

Ranking Republicans on four key House committees concerned with security of the Capitol Complex are demanding answers from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on her actions before, during and after the Jan. 6 riot. “It has been widely reported and confirmed by multiple sources that when [former Capitol Hill Police] Chief [Steven] Sund…


House Republicans Demand Answers From Pelosi on Jan. 6 Security Failures

Ranking Republicans on four key House committees concerned with security at the Capitol complex are demanding answers from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) about her actions before, during, and after the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building. “It has been widely reported and confirmed by multiple sources that when [then-Capitol Hill Police]…


FBI: Pipe Bombs at RNC, DNC Were Planted Night Before Jan. 6

WASHINGTON—Two pipe bombs left at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees, discovered just before the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, were actually placed the night before, federal officials said Friday. The FBI said the investigation had revealed new information, including that the explosive devices were placed outside the two…


Chapman Professor Retires Following Capitol Controversy

ORANGE (CNS)—A Chapman University law professor who has drawn criticism for assisting President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the presidential election result and speaking at a rally for Trump before last week’s insurrection at the Capitol agreed today to a settlement with the university to retire. John Eastman did not immediately respond to the news…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Jan. 12)

President Donald Trump visits a Texas border town to talk about his administration’s work to secure the country, a Florida state representative is the latest to take a stance against Big Tech’s censorship, and Justice Department and the FBI give the latest on their Capitol Hill riot investigation.


Federal Prosecutors Obtain First Indictments In Capitol Hill Unrest

Federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia have obtained the first indictments of individuals for activities relating to the Jan. 6 violent breach of the U.S. Capitol. Mark Leffingwell has been charged with assaulting a federal police officer when a group of rioters and protesters forced their way into the building while lawmakers were in…


Outgoing Capitol Hill Police Chief Says Efforts to Summon National Guard Were Thwarted: Report

Steven Sund, the outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), said that House and Senate security officials rejected or slow-walked multiple calls by the agency ahead of the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol to call in the National Guard to assist. Sund told The Washington Post in an interview published on Sunday that,…


Outgoing Chief of Capitol Police Says Efforts to Summon National Guard Were Thwarted: Report

Steven Sund, outgoing chief of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), says House and Senate security officials rejected or slow-walked multiple requests by the agency to call in the National Guard for assistance on Jan. 6. Sund told The Washington Post in an interview published on Jan. 10 that, in the days leading up to the…


Rep. Mary Miller on Capitol Breach: ‘We Were Sitting Ducks’

Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) on Thursday recalled the moment the U.S. Capitol building was breached during a Jan. 6 joint session.