A Capitol rioter who wants out of jail now says “he feels deceived, recognizing that he bought into a pack of lies,” ABC News reported on Monday, June 7, 2021 (read story here). That’s true. He was deceived, and bought into a pack of lies — and not just Trump’s election lie[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Insurrection’
Kentucky Derby rules don’t apply to elections
The titular winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby may be disqualified after failing a post-race drug test, in which case the second-place horse will be awarded the title and prize money, but it doesn’t work that way in elections, National Review reminds its conservative readers. Following up on a [...]
Capitol riot prosecutors zero in on Oath Keepers conspirators
More than 15,000 people marched on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, to protest the election of Joe Biden. The march descended into disorder, which appears to have been a mix of protest, riot, and insurrection. It’s been necessary to painstakingly sort through those present to ascertain who[...]
Capitol Shaman’s lawyer: “He is not crazy!” That’s debatable.
”Multiple lawyers defending individuals accused of participating in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot are blaming misinformation and conspiracy theories for their clients’ actions,” The Hill reported on Sunday, May 30, 2021 (here). For example, “Albert Watkins, who is representing so-called[...]
May 29th, 2021 - 3:50 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
McConnell blocked a Capitol riot inquiry. What now?
Although some GOP senators voted for a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, the House-passed bill did not make it past the 60-vote Senate hurdle, mainly thanks to Senate GOP leader McConnell’s opposition. That means there will be no impartial bipartisan inquiry [...]
May 29th, 2021 - 12:56 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Racist car attacker gets 25 years for trying to kill kids walking to school
An Iowa racist who tried to kill two children with her car got 25 years in prison for her crimes, The Hill reported on Saturday, May 29, 2021 (read story here). The children, a 12-year-old black boy and a 14-year-old Latina girl, were injured but not killed in separate attacks on December 9, 2019. [...]
May 27th, 2021 - 3:22 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
You won’t believe who Republicans blame for the Capitol riot
A Yahoo News/YouGov poll taken from May 24-26, 2021, found that 73% of Republican voters blame the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on ““left-wing protesters trying to make Trump look bad,” while only 23% blame Trump. Look. I hate to say this, and I don’t like to stereotype, but these peo[...]
Republicans want to sweep Jan. 6 under the rug
“Sen. Johnson questions Dems’ focus on Jan. 6 Capitol riot amid debate over independent commission” That’s the headline above an AOL News story on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 that begins, “At a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. [...]
What Capitol Riot shaman’s lawyer thinks of him isn’t pretty
“A lawyer for the QAnon Shaman who claims his client was following President Trump’s invitation when he stormed the US Capitol says a lot of the MAGA rioters are ‘f***ing retarded’ and on the ‘goddamn spectrum’,” the U.K.-based tabloid Daily Mail reporte[...]
May 18th, 2021 - 1:55 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
What a “normal tourist day” looks like
To Republicans: To the rest of us: Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]