Tag: Jan. 6

Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Pleads Guilty to Entering Restricted Area on Jan. 6

Infowars host Owen Shroyer on June 24, pleaded guilty to a federal crime in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Shroyer admitted to entering a restricted area during the breach, according to documents filed in federal court in Washington. Shroyer did not enter the Capitol building. Shroyer, who hosts a…


House GOP Lawmakers Introduce Resolutions to Expunge Trump Impeachment Votes

Republican Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) have introduced resolutions seeking to formally expunge both the first and second impeachments of former President Donald Trump. The congresswomen announced the introduction of the two resolutions in a June 22 statement in which they declared that the Dec. 18, 2019, and Jan. 13, 2021,…


Former Oath Keepers Attorney Ruled Incompetent to Stand Trial on Jan 6 Charges

Former Oath Keepers general counsel Kellye SoRelle has been ruled incompetent to stand trial on four Jan. 6 criminal counts, suspending her prosecution indefinitely while she seeks mental health treatment. At a hearing on June 16 in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Judge Amit Mehta ruled that SoRelle will not stand trial as scheduled…


Jan. 6 Prisoner Down 30 Pounds on Hunger Strike: Those Who Know Him Share Their Thoughts

A Jan. 6 prisoner who has gone on a hunger strike has already dropped 30 pounds. In an emotional video, Larry Brock, Jr. begins his story with a heavy sigh. “I have always believed in the American people, and I still do. So you need to understand that I cannot accept the decision of this…


Ashli Babbitt Rescuer Pleads Guilty to Petty Misdemeanor for Being at the Capitol on Jan. 6

A California physician who was pulled away by police as he tried to render medical aid to a dying Ashli Babbitt pleaded guilty on June 15 to a petty misdemeanor for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Austin Brendlen Harris, 42, of Granada Hills, California, took a deal from federal prosecutors and…


Former Head of Jan. 6 Bomb Investigation Reveals Key Obstacle to Identifying Suspect

The FBI captured data on people around the sites at which pipe bombs were discovered on Jan. 6, 2021, but some of the data was not usable, the former head of the bureau’s investigation into the bombs has claimed. Agents “did a complete geofence” of the areas, Steven D’Antuono, the former FBI official, said. “We have…


‘It’s Like They Wanted This to Happen,’ Texas Lawmaker Tells Jan. 6 Hearing

Republican Texas Rep. Troy Nehls told a House of Representatives hearing that January 6 was an “epic law-enforcement failure” in part because intelligence was not just ignored by senior leaders of Capitol Police, “it’s like they wanted this to happen.” Appearing before a Jan. 6 “field hearing” of GOP lawmakers at the capitol visitor center,…


Contingent of Republicans Weigh Defunding DOJ Over Mistreatment of Jan. 6 Prisoners

During a field hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, a contingent of House Republicans weighed using the power of the purse to respond to alleged civil rights violations of Jan. 6 prisoners and defendants. The hearing, hosted in the Capitol Visitor Center and open to the public, focused on the investigations, prosecutions, and targeting of…


Solitary Confinement a Political Punishment for Speaking Out, Oath Keepers Founder Says

Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III said he and Florida Oath Keepers leader Kelly Meggs are being held in solitary confinement in the District of Columbia jail as a punishment for being outspoken in the media about their seditious-conspiracy convictions in relation to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. Rhodes…


Virginia Man Who Attended Jan. 6 Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Attacking Police With Chemical Irritant

A Virginia man was sentenced on Friday for assaulting law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021, with a chemical irritant, amid the breach of the U.S. Capitol that day. Markus Maly, 49, of Fincastle, Virginia, received six years in prison, as well as three years of supervised release. His prison sentence is significantly lower than the 15 years…