Breach of the Capitol: Consequences, Repercussions & Reactions
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Tips, videos led to arrest of local business owner charged with participation In Capitol riot
In a hearing Tuesday, Joshua Dressel appeared via teleconference as a judge outlined the crimes he's accused of. Dressel is charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building without authority, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. Each of those crimes are misdemeanors.
Messages between Dressel and another user on January 6 were detailed in court records. In the conversations, Dressel allegedly stated he was one of the “first 20 people or so to break into the Capitol.”
In later conversations, the user Dressel was communicating with stated, “Just went to show the wife the video of you guys in the capitol. I see ya deleted it. Smart move lol.”
In a hearing Tuesday, Joshua Dressel appeared via teleconference as a judge outlined the crimes he's accused of. Dressel is charged with entering or remaining in a restricted building without authority, disorderly conduct in a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. Each of those crimes are misdemeanors.
Messages between Dressel and another user on January 6 were detailed in court records. In the conversations, Dressel allegedly stated he was one of the “first 20 people or so to break into the Capitol.”
In later conversations, the user Dressel was communicating with stated, “Just went to show the wife the video of you guys in the capitol. I see ya deleted it. Smart move lol.”
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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, ruling that he was too dangerous to release and slamming him for using his military training to help organize the mob and eventually breach the Capitol.
This came hours after the Justice Department released new videos of Morss, which the judge said show how he took on an impromptu leadership role in the attack, coordinating with other rioters and instigating clashes with police.
This came hours after the Justice Department released new videos of Morss, which the judge said show how he took on an impromptu leadership role in the attack, coordinating with other rioters and instigating clashes with police.
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Another member of the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia group, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and obstruction charges for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol assault.
Federal prosecutors say Caleb Berry participated in planning the riot when a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump forced their way inside the Capitol while Congress was counting state-certified Electoral College votes. Berry is at least the fourth defendant with ties to the Oath Keepers to reach a plea deal with prosecutors.
On Jan. 7, Berry and others picked up firearms they dropped off two days earlier at a hotel in Arlington, Va., just outside Washington, D.C., according to court records.
Federal prosecutors say Caleb Berry participated in planning the riot when a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump forced their way inside the Capitol while Congress was counting state-certified Electoral College votes. Berry is at least the fourth defendant with ties to the Oath Keepers to reach a plea deal with prosecutors.
On Jan. 7, Berry and others picked up firearms they dropped off two days earlier at a hotel in Arlington, Va., just outside Washington, D.C., according to court records.
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The Department of Defense inspector general is launching a review of the Pentagon's and White House's ability to keep the "nuclear football" secure during a crisis, following an incident on January 6 when rioters came within 100 feet of the backup "football."
"I'm not aware that such an assessment has ever been done before," Stephen Schwartz, a nonresident senior fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, told CNN. "A violent domestic insurrection was almost certainly not part of the DOD and Secret Service threat matrix until six months ago, and it's the only recent known event putting the 'football' in significant potential danger to provoke this level of concern."
The Department of Defense inspector general is launching a review of the Pentagon's and White House's ability to keep the "nuclear football" secure during a crisis, following an incident on January 6 when rioters came within 100 feet of the backup "football."
"I'm not aware that such an assessment has ever been done before," Stephen Schwartz, a nonresident senior fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, told CNN. "A violent domestic insurrection was almost certainly not part of the DOD and Secret Service threat matrix until six months ago, and it's the only recent known event putting the 'football' in significant potential danger to provoke this level of concern."
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In the US, they're called "Domestic Terrorist Organizations." And they will probably never be labeled as one in the US as long as the Republicans can fillibuster.
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To be clear, there is no law that creates the designation of "domestic terror organization".
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Congress can pass a resolution to that effect, like they tried to do regarding Antifa.
S.Res.279 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): A resolution calling for the designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, the resolution went nowhere and stayed there.
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OK, the Republicans don't want any organization designated as a domestic terrorist organization. The creation of that designation has far reaching implications, little that is any good for the future of the Trump Republican Party.
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That was for show. It is easy to pass nonsense when you know that it will not become law. How much did Pelosi pass while she was leader and Trump was president?
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Not including two impeachments which led to GOP Senators voting to convict?
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In the UK the designation 'proscribed organisation would be from the Home Office (our Ministry of the Interior) under advice from security forces. There would be no need for a law to be passed. The Home Secretary would face questions in Parliament from MPs.
I would have thought such a thing would be within the scope of your Homeland Security.
I would have thought such a thing would be within the scope of your Homeland Security.
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A federal judge forced a US Capitol rioter to unlock his laptop Wednesday after prosecutors argued that it likely contained footage of the January 6 insurrection from his helmet-worn camera.
The judge granted the Justice Department's request to place Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt in front of his laptop so they could use facial recognition to unlock the device. The maneuver happened after the hearing ended and Reffitt's lawyer confirmed to CNN that the laptop was unlocked.
He pleaded not guilty to five federal crimes, including bringing a handgun to the Capitol grounds during the insurrection and obstructing justice by allegedly threatening his family. The felony gun charge was added last month, and undercuts false claims from Trump and prominent Republican lawmakers that the rioters weren't armed and that they had "no guns whatsoever."
The case raised intriguing constitutional questions about the right against self-incrimination, but Judge Dabney Friedrich agreed with prosecutors that the unlocking was within the law.
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The semi-automatic pistol was 'deadly and dangerous', according to the judge, so he could but only if they allowed him to keep it. Oh, sorry, of course he still has it. Such weaponry is not regarded as deadly or dangerous unless it is fired at somebody.
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The participant in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" is negotiating a possible plea deal with prosecutors, after prison psychologists found he suffers from a variety of mental illnesses, his attorney said.
In an interview, defense lawyer Albert Watkins said that officials at the federal Bureau of Prisons, or BOP, have diagnosed his client Jacob Chansley with transient schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.
In an interview, defense lawyer Albert Watkins said that officials at the federal Bureau of Prisons, or BOP, have diagnosed his client Jacob Chansley with transient schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.
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A Capitol rioter who captured Ashli Babbitt's death on video became the 20th person to plead guilty for his involvement in the deadly January 6 insurrection.
Andrew Bennett of Maryland pleaded guilty Thursday in DC District Court to illegally demonstrating inside the US Capitol. He got the same deal as other nonviolent rioters pleading to a single misdemeanor -- including paying $500 in restitution for damage to the Capitol building and giving investigators access to his social media data.
Bennett was wearing a hat with a Proud Boys motto on it during the riot, prosecutors say.
As part of the plea, Bennett acknowledged that he tried to contact a Maryland chapter of the Proud Boys about becoming a member.
Andrew Bennett of Maryland pleaded guilty Thursday in DC District Court to illegally demonstrating inside the US Capitol. He got the same deal as other nonviolent rioters pleading to a single misdemeanor -- including paying $500 in restitution for damage to the Capitol building and giving investigators access to his social media data.
Bennett was wearing a hat with a Proud Boys motto on it during the riot, prosecutors say.
As part of the plea, Bennett acknowledged that he tried to contact a Maryland chapter of the Proud Boys about becoming a member.
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