A lone man stands in front of the Utah State Capitol building at a protest in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday. Photo: George Frey/AFP via Getty Images On January 13, the House impeached President Trump again, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the Capitol riot. Meanwhile, federal law enforcement officers are still working to piece together what happened during the January 6 attack, identify insurrectionists, and file charges against them.
A senior official told reporters on Thursday that the Pentagon has seen an increase in white supremacist beliefs among both active duty service members and veterans, but was unable to provide concrete figures. Several people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol were current and former military members and at least one person arrested is a member of the Virginia National Guard.
A look at some of the rioters, including extremist group members, now facing charges as of Sunday The Wall Street Journal reports that “members of several far-right militant groups were charged or arrested over the weekend for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as investigators examine what kind of organization and planning might have gone into the attack.
Per the San Francisco Chronicle, Daniel Goodwyn, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group, was also arrested and charged: The same NBC News report adds that Bryan Betancur, who was seen in video carrying a Confederate flag inside the Capitol, was also arrested Sunday. The self-professed white supremacist “was on probation for a burglary conviction, was wearing an ankle bracelet, and GPS data showed he was in the area for three hours on Jan. 6, according to the documents.
Another suspected rioter facing charges, a South Carolina man named Andrew Hatley, reportedly took a selfie inside the Capitol in front of the controversial statue of former vice-president and notorious slavery advocate John C. Calhoun. WCBD News notes that according to the federal complaint against him, Hatley was using a mobile app which broadcasted his location to other users, and that data was used to help confirm that has among the rioters.
A comprehensive collection of Capitol riot videos taken by members of the mob ProPublica has published more than 500 videos it pulled from Parler, the now defunct social media platform which was popular with far-right extremists. ProPublica, which arranged the videos on a timeline to form a remarkable video diary of the mayhem, notes that, “Taken together, they provide one of the most comprehensive records of a dark event in American history through the eyes of those who took part.
PettiMcSpiteful They’re afraid that the FBI will be on their traitorous asses in no time.
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