A prominent pro-Trump forum was thrust back into the spotlight on Tuesday after the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot detailed the calls for violence made by users in the run-up to Jan. 6. During the hearing, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) highlighted how users on numerous social media platforms, including the Donald.win, openly called …
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Trump Attacked Security Agent & Tried To Drive To Capitol: Aide
Hutchinson had already been a central witness in the behind-the-scenes hearings for the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, with some excerpts of her testimony played at recent public hearings. In one taped deposition, she detailed how six House Republicans had asked for blanket pardons. She also reportedly …
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‘Schiff arrested yet?’: Far-right accidentally admits Capitol riot was an insurrection after Colbert crew news
Capitol Police arrested a crew from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday for being inside a congressional building without authorization. The group was reportedly filming a comedic segment with the puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog for the show. Police charged them with unlawful entry. Now some Republicans are likening their conduct with …
Stephen Colbert Show Crew Members Arrested At US Capitol
Conservatives were quick to draw ridiculous comparisons of the Colbert crew members’ arrests to the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol last year. “Last night, producers from Stephen Colbert’s show on CBS committed insurrection at the United States Capitol,” Fox News’ Tucker Carlson said on his show on Friday. “It’s exactly like what happened …
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Tucker Carlson Had A Predictably Over-The-Top Response To Triumph The Insult Comic Dog Being Arrested At The Capitol
Fox News On Thursday, nine people associated with The Late Show with Stephen Colbert were arrested at the Capitol building. One of them was Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, which is to say its puppeteer and voice Robert Smigel. Details are so far scarce, but it appears the crew stayed later than they should have …
Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (Or, Rather, Robert Smigel) And Other ‘Colbert’ Staffers Were Arrested For Unlawful Entry At The Capitol
TBS In the last year-and-a-half, a large number of people have been arrested for invading the Capitol building. (Others have simply forfeited a large chunk of their salary for not complying with other rules.) To that list, add a most surprising figure: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. On Thursday, as per The Hollywood Reporter, a …
The Former Fox News Staffer Who Blames The Network For The Capitol Riot Will Testify In Front Of Congress
NewsNation While covering the January 6 hearings for NewsNation, former Fox News editor Chris Stirewalt dropped a bombshell that he will be testifying in front of the House Select Committee on Monday. Stirewalt was fired from the network after he defended the decision to call the state of Arizona for Joe Biden during the tumultuous …
Prosecutors charge Proud Boys leaders with seditious conspiracy over Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors have charged Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and other leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with seditious conspiracy over the Capitol riot. According to the Washington Post, the group’s longtime leader, Tarrio, and four of his chief lieutenants—Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola and Zachary Rehl—were charged with seditious conspiracy on Monday morning. All were …
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The U.S. Capitol Got Evacuated Because Of Miscommunication Over The Nationals Pre-Game Army Parachuters
Getty Image Around 6:30 p.m. ET, there was considerable alarm in Washington, D.C., as Capitol Police announced they were evacuating the U.S. Capitol complex due to “an aircraft that poses a probable threat.” U.S. Capitol Police alert just now: “The USCP is tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol Complex.” Immediate …
Libs of TikTok—the influential, mystery Twitter account hailed by mainstream conservatives—attended Jan. 6 Capitol protest
In the few short years since it sprung from obscurity, Libs of TikTok has become among the most influential conservatives on Twitter. The anonymous woman behind the account primarily uses her immense platform of more than 630,000 followers to attack liberals and LGBTQ people. Libs of TikTok regularly misconstrues the positions and statements of advocates …
Capitol Hill Fox That Bit 9 People Tests Positive for Rabies
April 7, 2022 – A red fox responsible for biting at least nine people on Capitol Hill tested positive for rabies, according to the District of Columbia Department of Health. The animal, which was captured early this week by Capitol Hill police, was euthanized Wednesday, a procedure that is required under Washington, DC, law for …
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Madison Cawthorn nodded to a militia that attended the Capitol riot in his interview about orgies, cocaine
Freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) claimed in a recent interview that he’s been invited to orgies and witnessed drug use since joining Congress. In the same interview, Cawthorn also referenced talking points popular among QAnon conspiracy theorists and members of extremist militias. On a recent episode of the Warrior Poet Society podcast, Cawthorn described a …