A House staffer noticed a printed copy of the ‘Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion’ laying on a desk near an entrance of the Longworth House Office Building on Sunday night, snapping a photo of the find before passing it to the Washington Post, which was …
Read More »‘Capitol rioter’ reportedly told colleagues Nazis ‘should have finished the job,’ sported ‘Hitler mustache’ at Navy base (PHOTO)
Hale-Cusanelli was arrested on January 15 as part of an ever-expanding investigation into the Capitol riot, which is on course to become the largest investigation in the history of the country. The man, who worked as a security contractor at Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle in New Jersey at the …
Read More »McConnell says Capitol security measures not warranted by any ‘serious threats’ & remind him of Kabul
“I’m extremely uncomfortable with the fact that my constituents can’t come to the Capitol. With all this razor wire around the complex, it reminds me of my last visit to Kabul,” the Kentucky Senator told reporters on Wednesday, adding “I just checked earlier this morning. There are no serious threats …
Read More »Pentagon says 2,300 National Guard troops to stay at Capitol through May 23 as post-riot review calls for increased security
The Pentagon will work to “incrementally reduce” the National Guard “footprint as conditions allow,” spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday, announcing that 2,300 or so troops have been authorized to stay through May 23. More than 5,000 Guards were still in Washington as of this week, having been put …
Read More »Capitol security review urges beefed-up surveillance, permanent ‘mobile fencing’ & 850 new officers to fill manpower gaps
Commissioned by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi following the Capitol riot and published on Monday, the security review pointed to major shortfalls at the complex and the surrounding National Capital Region, including issues with police staffing, training, planning and equipment. The review also found the facility itself could be improved with …
Read More »‘I will not self-suffocate!’ WATCH Idaho demonstrators BURN MASKS at state Capitol
Video footage on social media shows demonstrators dropping masks into a burn barrel on Saturday as people cheered and a man in the background said, “Smell the freedom, baby.” Journalist Heath Druzin said Idaho Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin and at least three state legislators attended the protest. He posted photos …
Read More »Democratic congressman Swalwell sues Trump for EMOTIONAL DAMAGE over Capitol riot, says he was ready for COMBAT with mob
In a civil lawsuit filed in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Swalwell (D-California) alleges that former President Trump, along with his son, Donald Jr., Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Alabama), and lawyer Rudy Giuliani, are directly responsible for causing him “severe emotional distress,” namely by encouraging rioters to march to the US Capitol …
Read More »US Capitol Police call for National Guard to be deployed for another TWO MONTHS, citing threats – media
Capitol Police made the request for the 60-day extension to the National Guard’s deployment to Washington DC within the last 36 hours, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) told the Associated Press on Thursday. The Guard is reportedly seeking volunteers to fill the post while waiting for the Pentagon’s approval. Officers were …
Read More »Americans more concerned with violent protests in US cities than Capitol riot, more certain pro-Trump rioters get convicted – poll
Polling nearly 1,800 people in the last week of February, the Harvard/Harris survey found 55 percent of respondents were “more concerned” with violence in US cities – specifically over the summer of 2020, when many turned to rioting and violence – than with the riot at the US Capitol, while …
Read More »No fake Trump supporters or Antifa behind Capitol riot, FBI director testifies – adds agency must GROW amid domestic terror threat
In a Tuesday hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wray made it clear he believed the January 6 riot was an example of “domestic terrorism,” an issue he sees as an increasing problem in the US. “January sixth was not an isolated event. The problem of domestic terrorism …
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