Articles for Riot Washington

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
1 week, 4 days ago

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report Thursday. The report from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI …

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State Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol
3 months, 1 week ago

State Department diplomatic security officer pleads guilty to storming Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man who worked as a U.S. State Department diplomatic security officer pleaded guilty on Friday to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. A State Department spokesperson said Alstrup was a contractor who worked as a uniformed guard for the State Department starting in 2010. The FBI determined that …

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Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer’s 10-year prison sentence for Capitol riot attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. But the panel found no evidence that the jury pool had any preconceived notions about Webster, “or even knew who he was.” Jurors rejected …

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Ray Epps, Trump supporter targeted by Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge
1 year, 3 months ago

Ray Epps, Trump supporter targeted by Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ray Epps, a onetime Donald Trump supporter who was the target of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack that forced him into hiding, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Epps’ attorney said after the hearing that it was a step toward putting his client’s …

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Virat Kohli's former U-19 teammate runs riot in MLC, takes his side to playoffs with sensational 6-for
1 year, 5 months ago

Virat Kohli's former U-19 teammate runs riot in MLC, takes his side to playoffs with sensational 6-for

India TV News  

Indian-origin players or players from India who have moved to the United States of America, are enjoying quite a time at the Major League Cricket. MLC is a huge tournament not just for the expansion and growth of cricket in the States but also for these players, who are trying to earn a living in a foreign country and Netravalkar …

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Oath Keepers attorney arrested and charged with obstruction in connection with Capitol riot
2 years, 3 months ago

Oath Keepers attorney arrested and charged with obstruction in connection with Capitol riot

The Independent  

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Despite bias claims, 6 Jan US Capitol riot trials to take place in Washington DC
2 years, 5 months ago

Despite bias claims, 6 Jan US Capitol riot trials to take place in Washington DC

Firstpost  

A growing number of defendants are pushing to have their trials moved out of D.C., saying the outcome of the first trials proves that the odds are unfairly stacked against 6 Jan defendants in the nation’s capital Washington: For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob’s assault on the US Capitol …

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Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers
2 years, 9 months ago

Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove ‘corrupt’ lawmakers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first person to be tried in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was a Texas militia member who advocated for physically removing and replacing “corrupt” members of Congress as he drove to Washington, D.C., a former group member testified Friday. Rocky Hardie, a key government witness at the trial of Guy Wesley Reffitt, said he …

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Former FBI special agent singles out Senator Josh Hawley for instigating Capitol riot
3 years, 3 months ago

Former FBI special agent singles out Senator Josh Hawley for instigating Capitol riot

The Independent  

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'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty over his part in pro-Trump Capitol riot
3 years, 3 months ago

'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty over his part in pro-Trump Capitol riot

The Independent  

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Capitol riot report: Anger as Trump’s role excluded but new details of security failures revealed
3 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riot report: Anger as Trump’s role excluded but new details of security failures revealed

The Independent  

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Judge refuses to free Capitol riot suspect linked to militia
3 years, 7 months ago

Judge refuses to free Capitol riot suspect linked to militia

Associated Press  

A federal judge refused Thursday to free a Texas man whom authorities have accused of planning an attack on a social media company’s facility after he returned home from storming the U.S. Capitol. A recording of the meeting obtained by investigators captured Reffitt discussing a plan to attack “mainstream media,” “Silicon Valley,” and “Big Tech,” prosecutors said. Prosecutors say Reffitt …

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Kayleigh McEnany leaves White House after final two-minute press briefing following deadly Capitol riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Kayleigh McEnany leaves White House after final two-minute press briefing following deadly Capitol riot

The Independent  

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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
3 years, 11 months ago

Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jamie Raskin’s 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year’s Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. Many of the rioters storming the Capitol, Raskin said, were used to a world in which white people were “a comfortable, commanding majority in this country.” They were unsettled by Barack Obama becoming the nation’s first African-American president, he added, …

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