A Jan. 6 defendant who was charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick and other officers saw his assault charge and five other charges dropped on July 27. George Tanios, of West Virginia, pleaded guilty during a court hearing to disorderly conduct in a restricted building or grounds and entering and remaining in…
Prosecutors Drop Assault Charge Against Jan. 6 Defendant Near Officer Sicknick
Jan. 6 Prisoner Simone Gold Claims She Rejected Romantic Date From Judge, Alleges Bias
A prominent critic of COVID-19 vaccines, Dr. Simone Gold, is claiming personal bias from the judge who sentenced her to 60 days in federal prison for entering the Capitol building on Jan 6. Gold personally knew Christopher Cooper—the judge presiding over her case—and says that she had previously declined a date with him while they…
Trump Defense Secretary Christopher Miller Didn’t Change Tune for Jan. 6 Panel: Kash Patel
The U.S. defense secretary at the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach did not diverge from past statements in an appearance before the House of Representatives panel investigating the breach, the official’s top former aide says. The House panel on July 26 released a one-minute, forty-second clip of an interview with Christopher…
Trump Defense Secretary Miller Didn’t Change Tune for Jan. 6 Panel: Kash Patel
The acting U.S. defense secretary at the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach didn’t diverge from past statements in an appearance before the House committee that’s investigating the breach, the official’s top former aide says. The House panel on July 26 released a short clip of an interview with Christopher Miller, the former acting…
Judge Sentences Jan. 6 Defendant to Over Five Years in Prison, Matching Longest Sentence for Capitol Breach
A Washington resident was sentenced on July 26 to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol breach prosecutions. Mark Ponder, 56, said he “got caught up” in the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021, and “didn’t mean for any of this to happen.” “I…
Marc Short, Former Top Aide to Pence Confirms He Testified Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury
Marc Short, who served as former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff during the Trump administration, has confirmed that he complied with a subpoena to testify in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) criminal investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Short appeared before the grand jury on July 22 in…
Constitutional Law Professor: Jan. 6 Hearings Becoming More Like a ‘Show Trial’
Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley suggested the House Jan. 6 committee is doing itself a disservice by now allowing for cross-examination of witnesses and is becoming more and more like a “show trial” under authoritarian regimes. “By yielding to the temptation to exclude any opposing voices or views, the Committee seems intent on fulfilling the…
Jan. 6 Protester Caught on Camera Remarking About Shooting Nancy Pelosi Sentenced to 60 Days
A woman who took part in protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Dawn Bancroft was charged with offenses related to entering and remaining in the U.S. Capitol Building during the protests, which have often been described by legacy…
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Josh Hawley Responds to Jan. 6 Criticism: ‘I Don’t Regret Anything I Did That Day’
Sen Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said he does not regret anything he did on Jan. 6, 2021, in response to criticism he has received from politicians and media on the political left for persisting with his plans to challenge the electoral votes during the Senate session on that day. “What I did was stand up for…
PREMIERING 8PM ET: Kash Patel: Gov’t Docs Shatter ‘Insurrection’ Narrative; Why Did Pelosi, Bowser, and Capitol Police Decline National Guard Days Before Jan. 6?
This episode will premiere on Friday, July 22 at 8 p.m. ET. In the days leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard, but official government documents show Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Washington mayor Muriel Bowser, and the D.C. Capitol Police each declined the offer. “The…
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