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Melania Trump has been criticized for her "tone deaf" response to the recent Capitol riots. On Wednesday, January 6, pro-Trump protestors stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC and disrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes. The rioters then clashed with riot police, and Congress was halted while…
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Jacob Chansley, the horned Capitol protestor known by the moniker "QAnon Shaman", reportedly hasn't eaten since Friday because his jail won't serve him organic food, his mom has revealed. Chansley (who also goes by the name Jake Angeli) inadvertently became an iconic symbol of the Capitol riot last week, after…
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Twitter has announced that they have removed upwards of 70,000 QAnon accounts in the wake of the Capitol riot last Wednesday (January 6). The social media website has also limited the accounts that have engaged with the content of the deleted accounts and deployed technology to surface "potentially harmful tweets…
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A Republican lawmaker who live-streamed himself storming the Capitol last week has now resigned from his post. According to BuzzFeed News, West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans - who is now facing criminal charges - filmed himself participating in the pro-Trump riots on the evening of Wednesday, January 6. Per CNN,…
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US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Washington, D.C., following last week's riot in the Capitol Building. The announcement comes a little over a week ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20. On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors stormed the Capitol…
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In the aftermath of the Capitol riots that took place on Wednesday last week, some in attendance have been arrested as the FBI seeks to identify those who took part in the chaotic scenes in DC. Numerous people have been arrested and charged in the wake of the incident -…
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Nicholas Ochs, the leader of the alt-right Proud Boys movement in Hawaii, has been arrested as a direct result of his involvement in the Capitol riots, after posting pictures of himself in the building on social media. Per the Daily Mail, Och shared an image of himself with his 1,000+…
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Rudy Giuliani is facing removal from the New York State Bar Association, as the organization launches what it describes as a "historic inquiry" into the former New York mayor. Writing in an official news release on its website, the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) says it strongly condemns the…
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First Lady Melania Trump has said in an official statement that she was "disappointed" by the violence that erupted during the pro-Trump Capitol riots last week. On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors broke into the Capitol building and disrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes…
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An Iowa man who was reportedly captured on camera chasing a police officer through the Capitol building during Wednesday's riots has been identified and arrested. As reported by outlets such as the New York Times and Associated Press, Police Sergeant Paul Parizek confirmed that Des Moines officers assisted the FBI…
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump as early as this week, as she pushed Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to invoke constitutional authority to remove him from office, it's reported. This comes after Trump was widely…
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United States Vice President Mike Pence will attend President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration a senior administration official said on Saturday, per Reuters. The news comes after current President Donald Trump said that he would not be attending Biden's inauguration himself, taking to Twitter before his permanent ban on the site to…
