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sabra's JournalMcConnell: Trump 'provoked' crowd that stormed Capitol
Source: The Hill
Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday accused President Trump of provoking the violent crowd that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
“The last time the Senate convened, we had just reclaimed the Capitol from violent criminals who tried to stop Congress from doing our duty. The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said on the Senate floor, marking the first convening of the full Senate since the attack.
McConnell’s statements carry significance ahead of an anticipated Senate impeachment trial. The GOP leader has told colleagues he hasn’t yet decided how he would vote on a House-passed article of impeachment against Trump.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534804-mcconnell-trump-provoked-crowd-that-stormed-capitol
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Court docs: Georgia attorney threatened lives ahead of Capitol riots, was first to kick in Pelosi's
Source: 11 Alive
Court docs: Georgia attorney threatened lives ahead of Capitol riots, was first to kick in Pelosi's door
William McCall Calhoun Jr., was arrested Jan. 15 and charged with his participation in the riot.
AMERICUS, Ga. — Court documents reveal more of what led to the arrest of an Americus, Ga. attorney following the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.
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The caller read some of the posts, which threatened the lives of Democrats "being shot on site" stating that they are "going to kill every last communist who stands in Trump's way," according to the documents.
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He bragged in the post that he was among the “the first of us who got upstairs kicked in Nancy Pelosi’s office door and pushed down the hall toward her inner sanctum” and that if the Speaker was around, she "probably would have been torn into little pieces."
He explains that they pushed through the police barricades, entered the building, began yelling names and "stormed upstairs ... looking for members of Congress."
Read more: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/state/william-calhoun-georgia-attorney-arrested-after-capitol-riot/85-80ebd803-7f22-49a8-a1d2-49c957f44c6e
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Says Bed Bath And Beyond, Kohl's To Drop His Products
Source: CBS Local Minnesota
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell Says Bed Bath And Beyond, Kohl’s To Drop His Products; Dominion Voting Systems Threatens To Sue
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell said in an interview Monday night that Bed Bath & Beyond and Kohl’s will stop selling his products due to his continued support of conspiracy theories related to President Donald Trump’s election loss.
Lindell, whose company is based in Chaska, made the announcement while talking with conservative commentator Brian Glenn.
“I just got off the phone with Bed Bath & Beyond. They’re dropping My Pillow. Just got off the phone not five minutes ago. Kohl’s, all these different places,” Lindell said. “These [companies], they’re scared, like a Bed Bath & Beyond, they’re scared. They were good partners. In fact, I told them, ‘You guys come back anytime you want.'”
Read more: https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/01/18/dominion-voting-systems-sends-letter-to-mypillows-mike-lindell-threatens-lawsuit/?fbclid=IwAR036Pxfu_OY4LyibUc6FQ709TuvP9rx8zKVeGL6txD1WJp-kXTVW8v2BKg
Dominion Voting Systems threatens to sue Mike Lindell, MyPillow C.E.O., over false claims.
Source: NYTimes
Officials with Dominion Voting Systems has sent Mike Lindell, the C.E.O. of MyPillow, a legal letter warning of pending litigation over his baseless claims of widespread fraud involving their machines.
“You have positioned yourself as a prominent leader of the ongoing misinformation campaign,” the letter said, referring to his continued false claims that their systems were rigged by someone to effect the outcome.
“Litigation regarding these issues is imminent,” the letter said. Mr. Lindell is only the latest to get a warning letter from Dominion officials about potential litigation, after he and Sidney Powell, the right-wing lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani and others have continued to spread false claims about the integrity of the results the machines showed.
Mr. Lindell visited Mr. Trump at the White House briefly on Friday, before the national security adviser, Robert C. O’Brien, and the White House counsel, Pat A. Cipollone, steered him away.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/us/mike-lindell-mypillow-dominion-voting.html
Third Colorado man faces federal charges, including allegations he assaulted officer, after U.S....
Source: Colorado Sun
Third Colorado man faces federal charges, including allegations he assaulted officer, after U.S. Capitol riot
A Woodland Park man with alleged ties to a radical militia group is facing federal criminal charges in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building after authorities say he was spotted wielding a baseball bat and attacking law enforcement officers.
Robert Gieswein, 24, is the third Colorado man charged following the riot. Federal court documents filed in Washington, D.C., charged Gieswein with assault on a federal officer, destruction of government property, obstruction of an official proceeding, entering a restricted building or grounds without authority, violent entry or disorderly conduct, and aiding and abetting.
Federal court documents signed by an FBI special agent describe Gieswein’s alleged involvement in the riot, with the agent identifying him through videos and photos from the day.
Gieswein “traveled to Washington, D.C., assaulted and intimidated U.S. Capitol Police officers with a spray canister, temporary barrier and baseball bat,” court documents state. He also encouraged other rioters to break a window at the U.S. Capitol building to gain entry.
Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2021/01/18/third-colorado-man-federal-charges-assaulted-officer-capitol-riot/
https://twitter.com/arawnsley/status/1350989535954530315
2 more New Yorkers, including retired FDNY firefighter, facing charges in Capitol riot
Source: ABC 7 NY
STATEN ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- Two more men from New York -- one from Staten Island and the other a retired FDNY firefighter from Long Island -- are facing charges for their alleged involvement in the January 6 siege in Washington, D.C.
Authorities say Nicolas Moncada, of Taunton Street, was taken into custody Monday morning after he live-streamed his activities at the Capitol.
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The second person identified for involvement in the riot is 53-year-old Thomas Fee, of Freeport, who retired last October after 22 years with the FDNY.
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Fee has not yet been arrested. He is named in a federal complaint and is still being sought.
Read more: https://abc7ny.com/nicholas-moncada-fbi-raid-queens-us-capitol/9778910/
https://twitter.com/AaronKatersky/status/1351214590261133314
Capitol Rioter Threatened to Shoot His Kids If They Snitched: Feds
Source: Yahoo News/The Daily Beast
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Reffitt, the Texas man busted for his alleged involvement in the attack, also had extremist ties, the FBI said. Reffitt attended the riot in a helmet outfitted with a camera, and what appeared to be a tactical vest, according to pictures included in court filings.
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According to prosecutors, Reffitt was part of the Texas Freedom Fighters, a militant group that lobbies to protect Confederate symbols, and has spent the past weeks on Twitter accusing the left of being the real rioters.
Reffitt allegedly admitted to his family that he’d participated in the attacks, telling the family that “we” (likely the TFF, according to a criminal filing) had “stormed the Capitol.” He also allegedly told family that he’d brought a gun with him to D.C.
Reffitt’s children allegedly were “disturbed” by his “extreme” statements. When they expressed alarm, he allegedly told them that “if you turn me in, you’re a traitor and you know what happens to traitors...traitors get shot.”
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/capitol-rioter-threatened-shoot-kids-161238515.html
BREAKING: Trump Reportedly Will Not Pardon Himself or His Family
Source: MSN
President Donald Trump is set to issue a slew of pardons in the final hours of his term. But none of them, reportedly, will go to his family. And he will not pardon himself either.
According to Fox News anchor John Roberts, the president has decided not to issue a pardon to himself, nor has he decided to pardon anyone in his family.
There has been talk that the president might have legal exposure stemming from the Capitol riots, with some suggesting that Trump could be charged for inciting the attack. Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance has a criminal investigation ongoing into Trump’s finances, but any charges resulting from that probe would not be covered by a pardon.
CNN reported on Sunday that Trump is set to issue roughly 100 pardons on Tuesday.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/breaking-trump-reportedly-will-not-pardon-himself-or-his-family/ar-BB1cRGDw?ocid=st
https://twitter.com/johnrobertsFox/status/1351207282806312963
Barr told Trump that theories about stolen election were 'bulls---': report
Source: The Hill
Former Attorney General William Barr reportedly pushed back strongly on President Trump when discussing claims the president was circulating about the election being "stolen" from him.
Barr, during a meeting with Trump at the White House in early December, told the president that such theories of a stolen election were "bullshit," Axios reported Monday.
Other aides in the room, including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, were reportedly surprised that the attorney general had made the comment, though did not disagree with his remarks.
The meeting came as Barr had publicly undercut the president's baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud, telling The Associated Press that the Justice Department had not uncovered evidence to back up the claims.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534672-barr-told-trump-that-theories-about-stolen-election-were-bulls-report
US Capitol evacuated during inauguration rehearsal as smoke seen rising nearby
Source: Metro uk
The US Capitol in Washington DC was evacuated during a rehearsal for Joe Biden’s inauguration because of an ‘external threat,’ with smoke seen rising outside. CBS News reporter Zak Hudak shared news of the lockdown, which he says was made via intercom inside the building, on Monday morning.
An alarm could be heard ringing out, as a recorded announcement said: ‘All buildings within the Capitol Complex: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, stay away from exterior windows, doors. If outside, seek cover.’ People were also seen being evacuated from the building.
Another reporter, Jackson Proskow, shared a video of the alarm going off and smoke rising, and wrote: ‘Smoke rising behind Capitol building. Inauguration rehearsal appears to be evacuating. Emergency announcement playing at Capitol
Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/18/us-capitol-locked-down-as-smoke-is-seen-rising-outside-13923972/
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