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Capitol Riot

The latest news on the investigations into the Jan. 6 riot and the trials of those accused of breaching the Capitol.


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Ryan Nichols, Capitol rioter who confessed on video in the third person, gets five years

“So if you want to know where Ryan Nichols stands, Ryan Nichols stands for violence,” Ryan Nichols said, adding he was prepared to die to keep Donald Trump in office.
Photo evidence in FBI affadavit showing Ryan Nichols and Alex Harkrider.
Photo evidence in FBI affadavit showing Ryan Nichols and Alex Harkrider.

Jan. 6 defendant who 'fed' officer to Trump mob is sentenced to prison

"You're gonna die tonight!" Jack Wade Whitton, who was wearing a "Trump 2020" hat, admitted he yelled at officers during one of several assaults he committed at the Capitol.
Jack Wade Whitton.
Jack Wade Whitton.

Trump acknowledges he told Secret Service on Jan. 6 that he would 'like to go down' to the Capitol

The remark came as Trump criticized the account of a former top aide to ex-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who was a key witness during the House Jan. 6 committee’s hearings investigating the Capitol attack.
Image: Donald Trump Holds A Campaign Rally In Waukesha, Wisconsin politics political politician
Image: Donald Trump Holds A Campaign Rally In Waukesha, Wisconsin politics political politician

Trump says he may free every Jan. 6 rioter. His team is eyeing 'case-by-case' pardons.

About 140 police officers were injured during the attack on the U.S. Capitol as rioters brandished firearms, stun guns, bear spray, axes, hatchets and even a massive Trump sign.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump

Jan. 6 rioter who sought to 'incite violence' by Trump supporters sentenced to six years

Federal prosecutors sought a lengthy prison sentence for John Sullivan, who said in video evidence that he wanted to "make those Trump supporters f--- s--- up."
John Sullivan
John Sullivan

National Guardsman who set off FBI manhunt admits spraying officers on Jan. 6

Gregory Yetman set off an FBI manhunt after he fled in November when the bureau came to arrest him for assaulting officers at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Gregory Yetman sprays green spray at the Capitol into a group of police officers
Gregory Yetman sprays green spray at the Capitol into a group of police officers

Former Republican mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison in Jan. 6 case

Gino DiGiovanni Jr. was identified by online "sedition hunters" and admitted his presence in the Capitol after being confronted by an NBC Connecticut reporter.
Gino DiGiovanni at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Gino DiGiovanni at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 rioter with 'I heart TRUMP' hat and a Confederate flag gets prison for assaults on officers

Isreal Easterday took "a symbol of treason, defiance of the law, and insurrection" to the Capitol before he temporarily blinded two officers with chemical spray, prosecutors said.
Isreal Easterday perched in a tree holding a Confederate flag
Isreal Easterday perched in a tree holding a Confederate flag

Judge locks up 'Three Percenter' militia members in Jan. 6 obstruction case

The obstruction of an official proceeding charge is in jeopardy before the Supreme Court, meaning that some of the defendants could ultimately only serve a year in prison.
Ronald Mele; Felipe Antonio Martinez; Derek Kinnison; Erik Warner.
Ronald Mele; Felipe Antonio Martinez; Derek Kinnison; Erik Warner.

Charlottesville tiki torch carrier pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot case

Tyler Bradley Dykes, who served a prison sentence in connection with the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Virginia, pleaded guilty to two felony counts tied to the attack on the Capitol.
Tyler Bradley Dykes at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tyler Bradley Dykes at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Former 'Real Housewives' star Siggy Flicker's stepson arrested on Jan. 6 charges

Tyler Campanella, the stepson of "Siggy" Flicker, was arrested more than three years after the reality star posted images that Campanella apparently shot inside the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Tyler Campanella at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tyler Campanella at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.