Tag: Jan. 6

FBI Whistleblower Testimony Should Pave Way for More Investigations, Former Agent Says

June 5, 2023
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Information provided by three FBI whistleblowers to a U.S. House subcommittee in May weighs in favor of further investigation and testimony from more current and former agents, says whistleblower Stephen Friend. Friend said that while he, Garret O’Boyle, and Marcus Allen took hits from Democrats on the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal…

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Jan. 6 Rioter Sues Police Officer Over Baton Strike to the Head

June 5, 2023
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A Maryland man who admitted to hitting a police officer with a stick on Jan. 6, 2021, has sued the officer and the police department in Washington for allegedly violating his constitutional rights. Officer Kevin Peralta struck David Alan Blair in the head once and elsewhere multiple times. Despite the strikes being illegal, no officers…

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US Keeping More Than 8,000 Hours of Security Video From Jan. 6 Defendants: Court Filing

June 2, 2023
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withheld more than 8,000 hours of U.S. Capitol security video covering noon to 8 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, leaving criminal defendants without access to more than 60 percent of the footage turned over to the FBI, a federal court filing says. William A. Pope of Topeka, Kansas, made…

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IN-DEPTH – Jan. 6 Defendants and Prisoners Raise Thousands in Donations the Government Wants to Confiscate

June 2, 2023
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The United States government is going after money donated to Jan. 6 defendants and prisoners through crowdfunding platforms. For over two years, the United States government has pursued and punished anyone involved in the protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The FBI is still “seeking the public’s assistance in identifying individuals” whom…

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IN-DEPTH: Whistleblower Retribution Worse Than Combat Tours, Suspended FBI Agent Says

May 31, 2023
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VERNON, Wis.—What hit home the hardest for suspended FBI Special Agent Garret J. O’Boyle was a hand-crafted note made by his 7-year-old daughter, Gwen. A sensitive and conscientious girl, Gwen colored her note with blue marker—Dad’s favorite color. On the cover she drew a blue heart. Inside she penned her best words of encouragement. “I…

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2 More Oath Keepers Sentenced to Prison Over Jan. 6 Breach

May 26, 2023
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Two Army veterans and members of the Oath Keepers have been handed prison sentences following the group’s founder’s conviction for their involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta presided over the sentencing, with Jessica Watkins, a resident of Woodstock, Ohio, receiving a prison term of…

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18-Year Prison Term a Predetermined Outcome of ‘Show Trial,’ Oath Keepers Leader Says

May 26, 2023
Crime & Public SafetyFeatured TopicsJan. 6Jan. 6 CoverageJudiciaryOath KeepersStewart RhodesU.S. CapitolUSUS News
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The way Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III sees it, in today’s political environment, Thomas Jefferson could easily be convicted of seditious conspiracy to oppose the authority of the U.S. government. In a 1787 letter to William Stephens Smith, Jefferson famously said, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with…

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EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Chansley, the Jan. 6 ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Is Out of Prison and Seeks ‘Unity’ for America

May 25, 2023
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Jacob Chansley, better known as the ‘QAnon Shaman,’ became the face of the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, after having served a prison sentence of 29 months, including two months in a halfway house, Chansley is praying for national unity as he seeks to have his conviction overturned. The Arizona…

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House GOP Investigating Bank of America for ‘Voluntarily’ Giving Jan. 6 Bank Records to FBI

May 25, 2023
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House Republicans are mounting an investigation into whistleblower findings revealing that Bank of America (BOA) had “voluntarily” handed over Jan. 6 bank records to the FBI “without any legal process.” In a 78-page whistleblower report released by the House Judiciary Committee on May 19, it was alleged that in the aftermath of the Jan. 6,…

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DeSantis Vows to Consider Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants, Trump ‘On Day One’ of Presidency

May 25, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised that, if elected president, he would be “aggressive” in issuing pardons to Jan. 6 defendants, potentially including former President Donald Trump. “On day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are, victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we…

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