January 6 insurrection

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• 2021-12-06 'Absolute liars': Ex-D.C. Guard official says generals lied to Congress about Jan. 6 "Matthews' memo, sent to the Jan. 6 select committee this month and obtained by POLITICO, includes detailed recollections of the insurrection response as it calls two Army generals — Gen. Charles Flynn, who served as deputy chief of staff for operations on Jan. 6, and Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt, the director of Army staff — “absolute and unmitigated liars” for their characterization of the events of that day."
• 2021-12-01 Capitol Rioter Broke Into The FBI, Lost His ID And Backpack, And Had An Armed Standoff With Police: Timothy Desjardins, a barber shop owner from Providence
• 2021-11-30 Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows cooperating with Jan. 6 panel, averts contempt showdown – for now
• 2021-11-24 Jan. 6 Organizers Used Burner Phones to Talk to Trump Family: Report
• 2021-11-23 WATCH: Alex Jones Says His Orders for the January 6th Insurrection Came from Trump
• 2021-11-22
  • Man charged with carrying loaded firearm to the Capitol on Jan. 6 -- just one of multiple murder threats against Nancy Pelosi
  • Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 series: when you're too far overboard even for Jonah Goldberg, it's time to reconsider.
• 2021-11-20 Remorseless Capitol Rioter Seals His Fate At Sentencing With Rambling Screed Before A Federal Judge: John Lolos pleaded guilty in August to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. The Department of Justice asked Mehta to give him 30 days behind bars for his role in the Capitol riot.
• 2021-11-11 Jan. 6 committee to Mark Meadows: Testify Friday or risk contempt charges
• 2021-11-10
  • After tearfully begging for mercy, violent insurrectionist is sentenced to 41 months in prison
  • 'Forrest Gump' defense of 'QAnon Shaman' doesn't play, prosecutors ask for 51 months
  • Online Restaurant Review Leads FBI To Unforgettable Insurrectionist With The Most Gawd Awful Sweater "Hamner allegedly used an image of himself at the Capitol — superimposed with former president Donald Trump — as his profile photo on the right-wing social media app Telegram. FBI agents traced the Telegram account to a phone number associated with both Hamner's wife and a tiling business he runs in Colorado Springs. Additionally, a person who 'has had personal contact with Hamner' confirmed to investigators that he was the man seen in the videos and in an online business review Hamner left for a restaurant, according to court records."
• 2021-11-08 Capitol rioter flees the FBI to seek asylum in Belarus "The FBI charged Evan Neumann with six crimes, including assaulting officers and violent entry..."
• 2021-11-05 There's no such thing as a bad day in court for Donald Trump when it comes to Jan. 6
• 2021-11-04 Liz Cheney's revelation on Jan. 6 committee interviewing 150-plus witnesses should terrify McCarthy
• 2021-10-29 Capitol Police officer resigns after indictment on obstructing Jan. 6 investigation
• 2021-10-25 Report claims 6 January organisers met with GOP lawmakers and were told of ‘blanket’ White House pardon
• 2021-10-24
  • EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff
    • reprint: Yahoo! News
    • analysis: (DailyKos, 10/25) Two Jan. 6 rally organizers are talking, and congressional Republicans should be nervous
  • Jan. 6 committee chair: 'No question' Capitol riot was a premeditated attack
  • Paul Gosar assured Jan. 6 protest organizers they would get a 'blanket pardon' while they were planning rallies: report
• 2021-10-22 Right wing streamer confirmed as Capitol rioter after deleted footage surfaces: yes, it was more violent than the denialist narrative claims
• 2021-10-10
  • No. 2 House Republican refuses to say election wasn’t stolen "Steve Scalise repeatedly refused to say on Sunday that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen"
  • Fiona Hill says January 6 was a "dress rehearsal"
  • US Capitol Police whistleblower alleges leadership failures on January 6
• denialism:
  • 2021-09-20 The January 6 Insurrection Hoax by Roger Kimball: "the January 6 protest at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. lasted a few hours, caused minimal damage, and the only person directly killed was an unarmed female Trump supporter who was shot by a Capitol Police officer."
    • reprint: 10/8 RealClearPolicy