EX-NYPD Thomas Webster Says PTSD Caused His Violent Actions at Capitol Riot – NBC New York excerpt: "Gorovoy added that "Mr. Webster was able to connect the January 6 event to the incident he experienced" during the struggle with the robber by "trying to show the officer my hands so he knows I am not armed, or I won’t go for his gun; because I know as a police officer, your first fear is that the person may go for your gun.""
Trump threatens top Republican politician, makes racial slur against his wife excerpt: "In a message posted on his social media platform, Trump railed against Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Is McConnell approving all of these trillions of dollars worth of Democrat sponsored bills, without even the slightest bit of negotiation, because he hates Donald J Trump, and he knows I am strongly opposed to them," Trump wrote."
Trump supporter charged in connection to Capitol riot. Jan. 6 riots: 2nd Crawford County resident charged in Capitol attack excerpt: "In another sign that the federal government's investigation of the riots at the U.S. Capitol is still advancing, a second person from Crawford County has been charged with crimes related to the storming of the building on Jan. 6, 2021. The defendant, Mikhail E. Slye, 32, of Meadville, is accused of using a bike rack to intentionally trip a U.S. Capitol Police officer during the breach of the Capitol, according to a criminal complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in Erie on Friday. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where Slye will be prosecuted. He had his initial appearance on Friday, by videoconference, in U.S. District Court in Erie because he was arrested in Meadville."
A Jan. 6 defendant said he's 'already felt the impact' of his actions after losing his wife, job, and access to guns excerpt: "Ryals has "already felt the impact" of his involvement in the insurrection, his lawyer argued: He lost his job and became estranged from his wife as a result of the siege. Ryals, who is described as an "avid hunter" will also be barred from owning firearms as a result of his conviction and will no longer be able to vote — "a right he cherished so deeply." "Due to the massive publicity and historic nature of the January 6 riot, most people in his community know of his offense, and many have shunned him because of it," Mykytiuk added. The lawyer declined to comment on Ryals' sentencing prospects."
A Jan. 6 defendant said he's 'already felt the impact' of his actions after losing his wife, job, and access to guns excerpt: "They don't stand a fucking chance. We got the fucking doors open up there I guess. We're working our way in slowly but surely," Ryals said in the video, according to court documents.
GOP lawmakers schooled for defending the 'dangerous dupes' in the FBI who balk at arresting Jan. 6 rioters excerpt: "In a column for MSNBC, former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence Frank Filiuzzi called out an assortment of Republican Party lawmakers who have run to defend FBI agents who are balking at investigating and arresting those who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection. At issue is the FBI suspending Special Agent Steve Friend of the FBI’s Daytona Beach office who refused to take part in the arrest of a rioter which then led to Friend to reach out to Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) who fired off a letter to the FBI complaining about how Friend was being treated. According to Figliuzzi, Friend and other law enforcement officials who refuse to do their jobs are out of line, and Grassley and Johnson should know better."
Trump supporter from MI pleads guilty. Michigan man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 officer assault excerpt: "Another Michigan resident has pleaded guilty to charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol, this time in connection with assaulting a law enforcement officer. On Wednesday, Logan Barnhart of Holt pleaded guilty in a Washington D.C. courtroom, nearly two years after he was reportedly part of a mob that violently attacked police officers at the Capitol Building during the breach. The 41-year-old’s courtroom plea comes just weeks after Flint resident Justin Jersey pleaded guilty for his involvement in the acts seeking to disrupt Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan presided over Barnhart's court appearance on Wednesday."
Arizona GOP chair: DOJ has not attempted to enforce false-elector subpoenas excerpt: "Federal prosecutors have not taken any steps to enforce months-old subpoenas issued to Donald Trump’s false presidential electors in Arizona, state GOP Chair Kelli Ward indicated in a Friday court filing. “The grand jury issued subpoenas to each of Arizona’s alternate electors,” Ward’s attorney Laurin Mills wrote in the filing. “The recipients objected to the subpoenas on a wide variety of grounds in late June 2022 and the Government has not responded to those objections or taken any action to enforce those subpoenas.”"
Former federal prosecutor scoffs at Trump's lawyer reportedly trying to keep him from attacking DOJ in Mar-a-Lago probe: 'Bless you, good luck' excerpt: "During a Saturday interview on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show," Phang asked ex-US Attorney Barbara McQuade about a recent Washington Post report highlighting that Trump's lawyers are divided on handling the case. "I say, Katie, to those lawyers who joined in good faith and think they're going to change Donald Trump: bless you, good luck — here we go again," McQuade said. "Donald Trump has one mode, it is all offense all the time.""
Former federal prosecutor scoffs at Trump's lawyer reportedly trying to keep him from attacking DOJ in Mar-a-Lago probe: 'Bless you, good luck' excerpt: "Trump attorney Christopher Kise, who received $3 million to represent the former president, wants Trump to have a new, less aggressive stance with the DOJ, The Washington Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. However, according to the report, other lawyers on the legal team have been critical of Kise's strategy and are open to a more combative approach. McQuade suggested Kise's method might be fruitless. "And anyone who thinks he is going to change him, you know, it's like the woman who marries the man and says 'I'm going to change him.' Like, no. People are who they are," McQuade told MSNBC." At this point in life, shame on him for not knowing who Donald Trump is.""
Records From Trump White House Still Missing, National Archives Says excerpt: "WASHINGTON — The National Archives informed Congress on Friday that members of the Trump White House still had not turned over all presidential records and signaled there could be legal consequences for those who do not comply. In a letter sent to the House Oversight Committee, Debra Steidel Wall, the acting U.S. archivist, said the archives was working to retrieve electronic messages from certain unnamed White House officials who had used personal email and messaging accounts to conduct official business. Ms. Wall wrote that the archives would consult the Justice Department about whether to “initiate an action for the recovery of records unlawfully removed.” “While there is no easy way to establish absolute accountability, we do know that we do not have custody of everything we should,” Ms. Wall wrote to Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Democrat of New York and the chairwoman of the Oversight Committee."
Putin's rhetoric sounds similar to Trump's and indicates he's becoming as unhinged as Trump. Putin the Thief: Russia Is Annexing Territories in Ukraine They Don’t Control excerpt: “The dictatorship of the Western elites is directed against all societies, including the peoples of the Western countries themselves. This is a challenge to all. This is a complete denial of humanity, the overthrow of faith and traditional values. Indeed, the suppression of freedom itself has taken on the features of a religion: outright Satanism,” Putin said.