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If you're keeping score at home, there have now been 635 rioters charged with federal crimes. One hundred have pleaded guilty and 17 have been sentenced. Punishments range from probation to prison. Paul Hodgkins, the first rioter convicted of a felony, received a sentence of eight months in prison. Josiah Colt, who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstruction, is facing 51 to 63 months in prison but has not yet been sentenced.
Texas florist becomes 100th US Capitol rioter to plead guilty
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/13/polit...ist/index.html
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Police officers pledge "to protect and to serve." Here is one who decided to protect and to serve one of the blindly loyal Trump supporters who took part in the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol riot.
Capitol Police officer indicted for obstruction after riot
The Associated Press, Oct 15 2021 10:08 AM
A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been indicted on obstruction of justice charges after prosecutors say he helped to hide evidence of a rioter's involvement in the January 6 insurrection. The officer, Michael A. Riley, is accused of tipping off someone who participated in the riot by telling him to remove posts from Facebook that had showed the person inside the Capitol during the attack..
Riley, who responded to a report of a pipe bomb on January 6 and has been a Capitol Police officer for 25 years, had sent the person a message telling him that he was an officer with the police force who “agrees with your political stance." The indictment spells out how Riley sent dozens of messages to the unidentified person, encouraging him to remove incriminating photos and videos and telling him how the FBI was investigating to identify rioters.
https://www.aol.com/news/capitol-pol...170858122.html
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Deranged, demented, delusional Donald sees nothing illegal about inciting a deadly riot, nor does he see anything illegal about the riot itself – but he calls the House investigation an "illegal fishing expedition." He does not want Americans knowing the truth. Why?
Trump sues January 6 committee to block archived Presidential documents
The former President tried citing executive privilege in his attempt to keep information out of the hands of those investigating the insurrection.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b01f6f7e4d1201
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Another blindly loyal Trump supporter who believed The Big Lie that Trump won the 2020 Presidential election and obeyed his master's command to march to the Capitol and "fight like hell" has been arrested.
'I'm invincible': FBI arrests Capitol rioter who was 'not too worried' he'd be charged
Landon Mitchell told a Facebook friend he thought the FBI wouldn't get him because he “was masked up the whole time."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lando...b066de4f5d49e7
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"If" there is evidence against Trump? "If"? He spent months making baseless accusations of widespread voter fraud. He insisted he won the 2020 Presidential election "in a landslide" and said the election was "rigged" and his victory was "stolen." He commanded his blindly loyal supporters to march to the Capitol and fight like hell to "stop the steal." The ensuing riot left five dead and 138 police officers injured. Four officers later died by suicide. How much more evidence do we need?
January 6 committee chair says subpoenaing Trump is not 'off limits'
Rep. Bennie Thompson said that if lawmakers investigating the attack find enough evidence against Trump, "We will go forward with it."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6...b010d933127167
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At a January 6 rally in Washington DC, Eastman and Rudy Giuliani urged Trump supporters to march to the Capitol and "stop the steal." Eastman, who believes The Big Lie that Trump won the 2020 election but lost the victory because of "widespread voter fraud," had written two memos explaining to Trump how Mike Pence could reject electoral votes for Joe Biden and overturn the election results, giving Trump a second term as President.
January 6 committee to subpoena former Chapman University law professor John Eastman
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021...-john-eastman/
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Donald Trump is suing the National Archives & Records Administration in an effort to prevent the release of thousands of documents – and to prevent Americans from learning the truth about the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol riot.
Trump wants call logs, aide's notes hidden from January 6 panel
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-wants...152637417.html
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Another deranged, demented, delusional follower of deranged, demented, delusional Donald. She was among the rioters chanting "Hang Mike Pence! Hang Mike Pence!"
January 6 'influencer' who said she's 'definitely not going to jail' should go to jail, feds say
Jenna Ryan, a Trump-loving real estate broker, called January 6 "one of the best days of my life" and bragged that she wouldn't go to jail because she's white.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jenna...b03072d7051889
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The FBI ignored dozens of tips warning of violence at the Capitol. One of the most striking and most specific, according to the Washington Post: "A tipster called the FBI on the afternoon of December 20: Trump supporters were discussing how to sneak guns into Washington to 'overrun' police and arrest members of Congress in January. The tipster offered specifics: Those planning violence believed they had 'orders from the President.'" Mitt Romney was named as a top target. Post reporter Aaron Davis told CNN that the FBI assessed the warning and two days later forwarded the information to the Capitol Police with the heading, "No need for further investigation." Very predictably, Donald Trump's response to the Post story was to denounce it as "fake news."
Washington Post: FBI failed to act on highly specific tips of likely violence on January 6
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...itol-riot.html
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Jennifer Ryan is the tenth blindly loyal Trump supporter to receive a prison sentence for obeying Trump's order to march to the Capitol and "fight like hell."
Rioter who bragged she wouldn't go to jail gets prison term
https://www.aol.com/news/rioter-brag...201904922.html
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Donald Trump, who calls himself a "shrewd businessman" and who continues to insist he won the 2020 Presidential election "in a landslide," greatly increased his wealth by encouraging his blindly loyal followers to come to the Capitol to "fight like hell" and "stop the steal." It may not have been his intent – but it happened nonetheless.
Donald Trump cashed in on January 6 riot furor, records show
HuffPost, Nov 5 2021 10:10 PM
Former President Donald Trump has been accused of inciting the January 6 riot at the US Capitol and it appears he also profited from it, according to records examined by Forbes magazine. As Trump touted the coming gathering of his supporters – at one point last December tweeting: “Big protest in DC on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” – the price of the least expensive rooms in his Washington hotel zoomed from $476 to $1,999. A week later, prices hit $3,600 – and eventually reached an astonishing $8,000 on January 6. In-room dining also hit record highs.
Guests included Trump allies and insiders working to overturn his 2020 election loss from a nearby "war room" at the Willard hotel, Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b055e47d7ab44d
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Donald Trump is hoping his fellow Retrumplicans will defy the subpoenas and refuse to testify. So far, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is the only subpoenaed witness who is refusing to cooperate.
Trump allies Michael Flynn, Jason Miller, John Eastman subpoenaed in January 6 House probe
Six Trump allies named in the latest round of subpoenas are "tied to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election."
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/08/trum...use-probe.html
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Will the House committee subpoena Donald Trump? And, if so, will it do any good? Trump will take every legal action to ensure he won't have to testify – and if he is unsuccessful and winds up having to testify, he will take an oath to tell the truth.....and then lie about everything.
January 6 committee issues 10 more subpoenas, including to Stephen Miller and Kayleigh McEnany
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/09/polit...ler/index.html
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But.....but.....Retrumplicans have been busy downplaying the riot and insisting it was just a "normal tourist visit."
Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger considered using his gun during US Capitol riot
Kinzinger said it was terrifying being in the building, knowing Trump supporters were searching for people like him. He expected violence.
https://www.aol.com/news/rep-adam-ki...083432053.html
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Donald Trump is vehemently opposed to Americans learning the truth about the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol riot. He and his sleazy lawyers plan to appeal the judge's decision – all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary.
Federal judge denies Trump's attempt to withhold records from January 6 committee
District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan will allow the US House to access hundreds of pages of documents from Donald Trump's Presidency leading up to and about the January 6 attack at the US Capitol.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/09/polit...ing/index.html
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This blindly loyal Trump supporter was the first rioter to plead guilty to a charge of assault and his prison sentence is the lengthiest one imposed – so far.
US Capitol rioter who assaulted police officer gets 41 months in prison
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/10/polit...iot/index.html
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Blindly loyal Trump supporter and former adviser Steve Bannon ignored a subpoena. He refused to appear for a deposition and refused to provide.documents. He's now been indicted for contempt of Congress. Mark Meadows, former chief of staff and another blindly loyal Trump supporter, is also ignoring a subpoena. He could be the next to be indicted.
Federal grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/12/polit...ted/index.html
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Another blindly loyal Trump supporter who believed The Big Lie about a "stolen election" and obeyed his idol's command to march to the Capitol and "fight like Hell" is going to prison – but only for 30 days.
Trump-donating ex-CEO who threw a chair during Capitol riot sentenced to prison
Brad Rukstales, who gave $25,000 to Trump's campaign and GOP committees in 2020, said he allowed “emotions to get the better of me."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bradl...b04e5bdfcd73fd
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Here is another blindly loyal Trump supporter who believed The Big Lie about a "stolen election" and obeyed his idol's command to march to the Capitol and "fight like hell." He was originally indicted on 17 counts. He pleaded guilty to two. Lock him up! Lock him up!
'Unbalanced' Trump fanatic who took an arsenal to the Capitol on January 6 pleads guilty
Lonnie Coffman, who brought guns and Molotov cocktails to DC, told a staffer for Senator Ted Cruz that he wanted to "help with the election fraud he saw.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capit...b0b1aee9207ac2
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Bannon is following the Trumpworld playbook: After committing federal crimes and being indicted, do not plead guilty to anything. After all, he has sold his soul to Donald Trump and has to protect and defend Trump at all costs.
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to obstructing January 6 Congressional probe
https://www.aol.com/news/former-trum...192002897.html
