Capitol Insurrection

Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone Calls GOP Attempts To Downplay Jan. 6 ‘Disgraceful’

Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone delivered some impassioned testimony about the traumatic experiences he endured during the Jan. 6 Capitol…

3 years ago

Paul Hodgkins, First Capitol Rioter Sentenced, Given 8 Months In Prison

Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old Florida man, was sentenced to eight months behind bars on Monday for his participation in the…

3 years ago

McCarthy Names Firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan To Jan. 6 Committee

Combative right-wing Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a founder of the far-right Freedom Caucus, has been selected by House Minority Leader…

3 years ago

Trump Praises January 6 Capitol Rioters: ‘There Was Love In The Air’

Former President Donald Trump praised the January 6 Capitol rioters calling them "patriots" whose goals have been to "save" the nation's…

3 years ago

Pelosi Announces Formation Of Select Committee To Investigate Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has announced that she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 riots…

3 years ago

Liz Cheney Forced To Hire Extra Security After Numerous Death Threats

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) spent $58,000 in the first three months of this year on private security. After publicly announcing…

3 years ago

21 House Republicans Vote Against Medals For Capitol Police Heroism On Jan. 6

The House voted overwhelmingly for legislation that would award Capitol Police officers who defended Congress during the January 6 riots…

3 years ago

Pence Says He Doesn’t ‘See Eye To Eye’ With Trump On Jan. 6 Insurrection

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he and former President Donald Trump may never “see eye to eye” on the…

3 years ago

Rep. Eric Swalwell Uses Private Investigator To Serve Court Papers To Rep. Mo Brooks

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) is having difficulty serving his colleague Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama) with a lawsuit which claims, among…

3 years ago

GOP Senators Block Independent Commission To Probe Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Republican senators blocked a bill Friday that would form an independent commission to probe the deadly Jan. 6 riot at…

3 years ago

Gladys Sicknick, Mom Of Deceased Capitol Officer Brian Sicknick, Pleads With GOP Senators To Back Jan. 6 Commission

The mother and partner of deceased Capitol officer Brian Sicknick and another officer who was injured during the Capitol riot…

3 years ago

Tim Ryan Slams GOP Opposition To Jan. 6 Commission: ‘Holy Cow, Incoherence!’

On Wednesday, Rep. Tim Ryan (R-Ohio) attacked GOP representatives who voted against the creation of a January 6 Independent Commission.…

3 years ago

QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley’s Lawyer Says Capitol Rioters ‘Are People With Brain Damage’

Attorney Albert Watkins, a Missouri-based lawyer representing Jacob Chansley, better known as the QAnon Shaman, said in an interview Tuesday…

3 years ago

House Democrats Move Ahead On Creating A Commission To Investigate Capitol Insurrection

Democrats and Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee agreed on Friday to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the…

4 years ago

Former Pentagon Chief Christopher Miller Defends Trump’s Late Response To Capitol Insurrection

The former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, who served under former President Donald Trump and during the Capitol insurrection, defended the military's late response…

4 years ago

GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde Compares Capitol Insurrectionists To ‘Tourists’

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Georgia) said during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the Capitol Insurrection that calling the riots an "insurrection" is…

4 years ago

Capitol Insurrectionist Anthony Antonio Cites ‘Foxitis’ Defense

A Delaware man, Anthony Antonio, currently facing five charges related to his involvement in the January 6 Capitol insurrection claims that…

4 years ago

Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone Speaks Out About Whitewashing Of Capitol Insurrection

Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone was repeatedly tased, jabbed with a flagpole and beaten by rioters during the January 6 Capitol…

4 years ago

Richard Barnett, Capitol Rioter Who Sat At Pelosi’s Desk, Released From D.C. Jail

After serving more than four months in government custody, Richard Barnett was released from jail on orders of a federal judge…

4 years ago

Capitol Police Officer Told Units To Only Monitor For ‘Anti-Trump Agitators’ During Riot

A new internal investigation of the Capitol Police's response to the January 6 Capitol insurrection found that an on-duty officer…

4 years ago