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A number of participants in the Capitol riots have turned on Donald Trump while awaiting trial on assault charges. On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes affirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election. The violent riots…
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Former President Donald Trump has been forced to hire new lawyers after his first defense team quit prior to his upcoming impeachment. According to BBC News, five of Trump's attorneys have parted ways with him a mere week before his impeachment trial is due to commence. Trump, who is the…
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A total of 45 Republican senators have moved to vote to dismiss the second impeachment charges against former President Donald Trump. According to The Guardian, the procedural vote was not enough to prevent the trial from going ahead. A total of 55 senators have voted that it should. However, the…
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An emotional Joe Biden has been seen shedding a tear after leaving his home to be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. According to The Independent, Biden became emotional while on-camera during a video address to the public in his home state of Delaware before departing…
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A teenager who outed their own mom for participating in violence during the Capitol riots in Washington D.C. earlier this month has said that she doesn't regret doing it. On Wednesday, January 6, a number of Trump-supporting protestors stormed the Capitol building and interrupted the affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's…
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A Trump-supporting nurse has been fired from her job after it was discovered that she participated in the Capitol riots. On Wednesday, January 6, a number of Trump-supporting protestors stormed the Capitol building and interrupted the affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election. The riot…
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Mary Trump, the niece of President Donald Trump, claims that her uncle "enjoyed every second" of the Capitol riots. The 55-year-old clinical psychologist's remarks come a week after a mob of pro-Trump protestors stormed the US Capitol building in Washington, D.C. - clashing violently with police and disrupting Congress' affirmation…
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Lawmakers have introduced a new bill that seeks to award police officer Euegene Goodman with a Congressional Gold Medal after he heroically stood up to rioters who stormed the Capitol Building last week. On January 6, a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to obstruct…
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A man pictured carrying the Confederate flag in a number of images of the Capitol riots has been identified and arrested by investigators, it's reported. On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors interrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes affirming Joe Biden's victory in the 2020…
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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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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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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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A number of Americans who participated in the Capitol riots on January 6 have been fired after being publically identified. A mob of pro-Trump protestors attempted to obstruct the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes, and the affirmation of President-Elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 US Presidential Election.…
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A police officer is now the fifth person to die as a result of injuries sustained during the Capitol riots earlier this week. Per CNN, DC Metropolitan Police officer Brian Sicknick died at approximately 9.30 pm EST on Thursday, January 7, as a result of injuries sustained while on-duty when…
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Michelle Obama has called upon Facebook to permanently ban Donald Trump from the platform in the aftermath of the Capitol riots. Per CNBC News, the former First Lady took to Twitter to highlight the stark difference between how Black Lives Matter protestors were treated compared with the pro-Trump mob that…
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Mark Zuckerberg has said that incumbent President Donald Trump has been "banned indefinitely" after he appeared to condone the Capitol rioters in a video posted to Facebook. Per a report by BBC News, Trump had posted a video from the White House on Wednesday, January 6, in which he urged protesters…
