The State of the Five Now-Intersecting January 6 Militia Conspiracies
The Oath Keeper and Proud Boy conspiracies just started intersecting in the indictment charging the Proud Boy leaders.
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How to Arrest Someone (Almost) Entirely Off Social Media
The FBI arrested an innocuous Ohio couple almost entirely off their social media activity on January 6.
86 Minutes: Two Arrests Thwarted and Three Cops Disabled by “Bear Shit”
In the 86 minutes after Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund first asked the National Guard for help on January 6, police had to release two violent rioters — Hunter Ehmke and Mark Ponder — rather than arrest them, and Brian Sicknick got sprayed with the “bear shit” that may have led to his death.
675 Days In, the Durham Investigation Has Lasted Longer than the Mueller Investigation
As of today, the Durham investigation has continued longer than the Mueller investigation.
News from the Election Front: Russia Attacked Joe Biden Through “Prominent US Individuals, Some of Whom Were Close to Former President Trump”
The Intelligence Report on foreign interference in the 2020 election–which finds that Russia tried to attack Joe Biden–might as well have named Rudy Giuliani personally.
The FBI Was Still Collecting Evidence Yesterday that Might Explain Brian Sicknick’s Death
There’s a good reason why DOJ didn’t charge Julian Khater and George Tanios in Brian Sicknick’s death. According to a warrant obtained yesterday, the FBI was still collecting key pieces of evidence in conjunction with the arrests yesterday.
Two Arrested in Officer Sicknick Assault
DOJ has arrested two men on charges of assaulting Brian Sicknick and two other officers.
“I Started the Fire:” DOJ Reveals Another Missed Advance Warning about January 6
In December, one of Guy Reffitt’s family members alerted FBI that the Three Percenter was threatening members of Congress. Yet the FBI claims it had no warning of threats to Congress before the Norfolk Memo.
Thomas Caldwell’s “Storming the Castle” Ploy Succeeds
Judge Amit Mehta ordered Thomas Caldwell be released on bail today. He did so because Caldwell’s lawyer succeeded in pretending that Caldwell was charged with conspiring to storm the Capitol, rather than charged with conspiring to prevent the vote count.
An Inventory of the January 6 Investigation on Merrick Garland’s First Day
A filing in the Oath Keeper conspiracy provides a sense of what the January 6 investigation looks like on Merrick Garland’s first full day.
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