Targeting Capitol Police

by | Jan 22, 2025 | Crime, Police, Public Service

David GIlmour at Mediaite: Former police officer Michael Fanone, who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots in 2021, said he “fully expects” to “experience violence” at the hands of some of the offenders released by President Donald Trump’s pardons.   In...

GOP Turns Into the New Left

by | Jul 18, 2023 | Biden, International Relations, Republican

John LeBoutillier at The Messenger: Much of today’s Republican Party was birthed in another radical element 30 years ago, this time on the Far Right. Waco, Ruby Ridge and Oklahoma City culminated in the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Donald Trump embraced...

Data on the Insurrection

by | Jul 15, 2021 | Congress, Crime, Insurrection

From GWU: Today’s Numbers The number of federal cases against individuals involved in the Capitol Hill Siege stands at 537. According to our latest analysis of the cases: The average age of individuals was 39-years-old. Individuals came from 43 states and the...

Insurrection and Security Failure

by | Jun 10, 2021 | Congress, Insurrection

Two Senate Committees — Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs and Rules & Administration — issued a joint report on security failures on January 6. Major findings: The federal Intelligence Community—led by FBI and DHS—did not issue a threat...