Trump Riots

A Judge Ordered A Former Trump Official Charged In The Capitol Insurrection To Stay In Jail
Federico Klein took an oath to defend the Constitution and then “switched sides,” the judge said on Tuesday.

The Capitol Rioters Are Starting To Face Much More Serious Charges For The Insurrection
Prosecutors are ramping up charges against people accused of carrying weapons, assaulting police, and conspiring with others.

An Alleged Capitol Rioter Photographed With Zip Tie Handcuffs Will Stay In Jail
A judge found that Eric Munchel and Lisa Eisenhart, his codefendant and his mother, pose “a clear danger to our republic.”

Watch Live: Democrats Make Their Impeachment Case That Trump Incited The Capitol Riots
After releasing shocking unseen footage of the Capitol riots the day before, Democrats will finish their oral arguments on Thursday.

Republicans Were Shaken By Dramatic Riot Footage But Still Say Trump Isn’t Responsible
“Senators are, you know, pretty analytical ... so it doesn't affect me in terms of how I feel about the president's culpability,” Sen. Kevin Cramer said.

A Man Charged In The Capitol Riot Won’t Go To Jail After His Infowars Appearance Violated A Judge’s Orders
A judge found John Earle Sullivan had violated an earlier order when he bought a smartphone and when he tried to promote his organization on Infowars.

The "Cowboys For Trump" Founder, Who Participated In The Capitol Riot, Is Getting Out Of Jail
A judge overturned an earlier decision to detain Couy Griffin pending trial, saying she didn’t think he was a flight risk.

Trump Supporters’ Own Explanations For Assaulting The Capitol Are Undercutting His Impeachment Defense
“President Trump told Us to ‘fight like hell,’” one Trump supporter reportedly posted online after the assault on the Capitol.

One Of The Proud Boys Who Stormed The Capitol Had Instructions For Making Guns And Bombs In His Home, FBI Says
Dominic Pezzola was caught on camera smashing a Capitol window with a police shield, the FBI found.

Most Capitol Insurrectionists Got To Go Home. Prosecutors Are Now Fighting To Keep Some Behind Bars.
The government has raced to challenge release orders for a handful of people they believe pose an imminent threat to the community.

“Everything We Fucking Trained For”: The Capitol Mob, In Their Own Words
Charging documents in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection quote Trump supporters prepared — and excited — for violence.

24 Pictures Of Things Before And After Donald Trump Touched Them
Here's what four years of Trump will do to a country.

An Ex-Firefighter Was Arrested For Throwing A Fire Extinguisher At Police During The Capitol Riot
The incident is different than the one involving a Capitol Police officer who was killed last week after also being hit with a fire extinguisher.

A Man Charged With Threatening To Kill Nancy Pelosi Will Be Kept In Custody While His Case Is Pending
The defendant brought multiple firearms to Washington but arrived too late in the day to join the Capitol insurrection, according to charging papers.

She Believed Trump. Now She Doesn’t Believe In America.
Sandra is a nursing home staffer, a widow, and a Trump supporter deep in the right-wing news vortex. Trump and the Republican Party's claims of election fraud have left her hopeless.

Trump Has Been Impeached. Now Mitch McConnell Will Have To Pick A Side.
Whether or not Donald Trump will be banned from running for office ever again essentially sits with one person: Mitch McConnell. “If he publicly says he will impeach, then the dam breaks.”

A Member Of Congress Risked A Confrontation With Rioters To Avoid Sheltering With Her Maskless Republican Colleagues
“Maybe I could fight off or run from rioters, but I wouldn't be able to see the virus as it was coming toward me,” Rep. Stacey Plaskett told BuzzFeed News.

25 Pictures That Show Just How Tense And Scary The Situation At The Capitol Is Today
This is what it's come to.

The Capitol Insurrection Was The End Result Of A Trump Presidency Defined By Violence
Crimes fueled by hate and online conspiracy theories over the past four years repeatedly offered warnings of the forces that drove last week’s attack on the US Capitol.

Lana Del Rey Said Her Comments About Trump's Presidency And The Violence At The Capitol Riots Were "Taken Out Of Context" After A Huge Backlash
"I really don't appreciate being painted as some kind of white Republican who's always been given everything and supports the incite of a Capitol riot."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Said She Had A “Very Close Encounter” On The Day The Capitol Was Stormed And Thought She Would Die
The Democrat didn’t provide many details about the "traumatizing" encounter, citing security concerns.

Joe Biden's Inauguration Planners Are Confident His Ceremony Will Be Safe. Here's Why.
The planning for the inauguration is far different from what happened before the Capitol riot. Inside the world of "National Special Security Events."

Republicans Are Still Trying To Keep Trump In Power Even After He Incited A Deadly Insurrection
West Virginia Rep. Alex Mooney prevented Democrats from passing a bill asking Vice President Pence to remove Trump from office on behalf of his Republican colleagues.

Republicans Are Calling For “Unity” After They Voted To Try To Overturn The Election Following The Deadly Capitol Attack
One hundred forty-seven Republicans in Congress voted to try to keep President Donald Trump in power based on what many knew were lies about the election.

A Bodybuilder, A Neo-Confederate, A Tattoo Artist: These Are The Trump Rioters Arrested For Storming The Capitol
Those arrested include a bodybuilder, a tattoo artist, a member of neo-Confederate and militant groups, an organizer of a Trump boat parade, and a man convicted of attempted first-degree murder.

10 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.

People Memed Twitter's Donald Trump Ban Into Oblivion
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School Shooting Survivors Say Congress Now Knows How They Feel After The Capitol Insurrection
"Now you know how my generation feels and what it's like to hide and hold your breath for your life."

An 18-Year-Old Saw Her Mom, Aunt, And Uncle In DC In A Video — So She Named Them
Many families have been torn apart by politics and social unrest in the Trump era. Here's one teen's story.

"I Thought I Was Going To Die": A Crowd Of Trump Supporters Attacked A Black Woman
"If I didn't stand up for myself, this group of people were going to beat me to death."

A Newly Elected West Virginia Delegate Was Charged For Taking Part In The Attempted Coup At The Capitol
Derrick Evans, a Republican, was charged with entering a restricted area and entering the Capitol. His lawyer denies any wrongdoing.

Trumpism Won’t Disappear Overnight
“It’s like being in a supertanker that for years has gone in one direction,” John Kasich said after the riot at the Capitol. “How quickly does it turn?”

This Photo Of Senate Chamber Assistants Carrying Ballots Has Gone Viral But The Captions Are Wrong
A photographer who snapped a photo of the moment clarified that these women were not "saving" the votes.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Has Resigned, Citing The Deadly Capitol Riot As Her “Inflection Point”
The billionaire Republican megadonor was embattled for much of her tenure in the Trump administration.

The Daughter Of A Trump Rioter Arrested At The Capitol Says She Is "Ashamed And Disgusted"
Robyn Sweet marched at a Black Lives Matter protest in June. Seven months later, her pro-Trump father was arrested for storming the Capitol.

Students Are Using Photos Of Congress In Lockdown To Make An Important Point About School Shootings
"Maybe congress should have invited school children to teach them what to do in the case of an active shooter."

The Pro-Trump Activists Who Helped Plan The Insurrection Feel Betrayed By The President
"For weeks people were saying how ready they were to fight," one person on the forum TheDonald wrote. "The moment it happens everyone starts pearl clutching."

Federal Prosecutors May Investigate Trump For His Role In The Storming Of The Capitol
"We're looking at all actors," acting US Attorney Michael Sherwin for the District of Columbia said.

An Organizer Of The Trump Boat Parade That Sank A Family's Boat Was Arrested In The DC Insurrection Mob
Kristina Malimon was arrested on charges of unlawful entry and violating curfew.

25 Terrifying Tweets That Members Of Congress And Journalists Actually Had To Send During Trump's Capitol Riot
"They’ve asked us to take cover on the House floor and get our gas masks ready. This is insane."

Three People, Including A Man Who Had A Heart Attack, Died Following Medical Emergencies At The Capitol
Kevin Greeson, a 55-year-old from Alabama who has advocated for violence online, had a history of high blood pressure and had a heart attack "in the midst of the excitement," his wife told BuzzFeed News.

Nancy Pelosi Demanded The Capitol Police Chief Resign After Rioters Broke Into The Capitol
Two top officials who are responsible for safety at the Capitol are also expected to step down following Wednesday’s chaos.

Biden Said Black Lives Matter Protesters Would Have Been Treated "Very Differently" Than The Trump Mob Was At The Capitol
The president-elect insisted that the mob of Trump supporters be termed "domestic terrorists," not protesters.

Lawmakers Will Conduct A “Minute-By-Minute” Investigation Into The Police Mishandling Of The Attempted Coup At The Capitol
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan said he was told by the House sergeant at arms and chief of the Capitol Police that there was no violence expected ahead of the riots.

Trump Announced He Withdrew The Nomination Of Chad Wolf To Run DHS After He'd Criticized The Capitol Riot
White House officials said the withdrawal, taking place two weeks before the end of Trump's term, was not connected to Wolf's statement.

This Is What The Halls Of Congress Look Like Right Now
A mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, looting and assaulting police. Several people died.

Newspaper Headlines Did Not Hold Back After A Pro-Trump Mob Stormed The Capitol
The assault on the US Capitol was front-page news across the country and around the world.

25 Celebrities Who Have Expressed "Disgust" And Outrage Over The Capitol Riots
"This is horrifying. This is not America. This is not democracy."

The Woman Who Stormed The Capitol With The Trump Mob And Died After Being Shot By Police Was An Air Force Veteran
Ashli Babbitt was an ardent Trump supporter and follower of the mass delusion QAnon.

Celebs Are Expressing Outrage Over The Difference In Police Response To The Capitol Riots And Black Lives Matter Protests
"We can’t walk down the street with our hoodies up without being killed but they can do this?"

Selena Gomez Called Out Social Media CEOs By Name And Said They've "Failed The American People" After The Capitol Riots
"Today is the result of allowing people with hate in their hearts to use platforms that should be used to bring people together."

Trump Supporters Who Attempted The Coup At The US Capitol Flaunted Racist And Hateful Symbols
The mob of rioters carried Confederate flags, hung nooses, and paraded white supremacist symbols as they violently breached the Capitol.

This Is What It Was Like With Joe Biden The Day Trump Supporters Rioted
In Washington, a mob of Trump supporters rushed into the Capitol. In Delaware, Joe Biden was apologizing.

A Newly Elected West Virginia Delegate Was Part Of The Pro-Trump Mob That Stormed The Capitol
“Patriots inside, baby!” Derrick Evans, a newly elected member of the state's House of Delegates, shouted as he livestreamed on Facebook.

BLM Activists See A Big Double Standard In How Police Dealt With Trump Insurrectionists
Black Lives Matter activists see a sharp contrast between the treatment they received last summer and what happened at the Capitol.

Republicans Are Still Trying To Overturn Trump’s Election Loss Even After His Supporters Took Over The Capitol
A majority of House Republicans along with six senators voted, futilely, to try to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona.

Trump Forecast The Capitol Attack In A Warning To The Supreme Court In December
Trump and his allies have used the courts over the past two months to push voter fraud conspiracy theories that fueled Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol.

Pro-Trump Protests Took Place Across The Country As Rioters Stormed The US Capitol
"We wanted to stand with our patriot brothers and sisters that are standing in DC."

Members Of Congress Described What It Was Like When A Pro-Trump Mob Stormed The Capitol
"I am in the House Chambers. We have been instructed to lie down on the floor and put on our gas masks."

Here's How Countries Are Reacting To Trump Supporters' Attempted Coup In DC
Germany’s foreign minister said that “the enemies of democracy will be thrilled” by the scenes unfolding on Capitol Hill.

Republicans Seemed Shocked By The Capitol Assault Despite Egging On Trump Supporters For Weeks
After spending weeks campaigning to overturn election results, Republicans are now saying they're shocked by the violence at the Capitol.

The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks
The mob that forced Congress to flee organized on both obscure and mainstream sites.

Democrats Are Saying Trump Should Be Impeached Again For Encouraging Supporters To Storm The Capitol
“He called folks to D.C. and gave them marching orders. He needs to be impeached and removed immediately," Rep. Rashida Tlaib said.

People Are Contrasting Photos From The Attempted Capitol Coup With Those From Black Lives Matter Protests
In particular, people are noting how different the police presence looks.

The Chaos Of Donald Trump Finally Has Top Republicans Turning Their Backs
"POTUS fucked the party," a top adviser to Trump’s reelection campaign said Wednesday.

Trump Is Justifying His Supporters' Attempted Coup With More Lies About The Election
Trump described the mob who stormed the Capitol as "great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated."

28 Tweets About Trump's Mob Storming The Capitol That Really Sum Everything Up
"Well, that escalated steadily for four years."

Trump Supporters Breached The Offices Of Members Of Congress
One man was photographed with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office. A note left behind read, "WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN."


A Woman Has Died After Being Shot Inside The Capitol During A Violent Pro-Trump Riot
Video of the unidentified woman showed her wrapped in a Trump flag and covered in blood while on the floor in the halls of Congress.

Joe Biden Pleaded With Trump To Stop His Supporters' "Unprecedented Assault" On Democracy
“President Trump, step up,” the president-elect said.

Intense Photos Show What It Was Like As Trump Supporters Took Over The Capitol
Trump supporters attempted a coup on Wednesday, demanding Congress overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Here Are Some Of The Most Horrifying And Stunning Videos From The Assault On The Capitol
Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in an attempted coup on Wednesday, breaching the building's doors and wreaking havoc inside.

President Trump Just Used Social Media To Attempt A Coup
While violent supporters stormed the Capitol, Donald Trump cheered them on using the last tool he has: the internet.

A Republican Senator Said She Couldn’t Believe Trump’s People Were Violent As She Was Evacuated From The Capitol
Rioters holding Trump flags and chanting pro-Trump slogans stormed the Capitol, causing an evacuation.

Trump Launched A Deadly Attempted Coup, Encouraging A Mob To Breach The US Capitol Building Because He Lost The Presidential Election
A mob of almost exclusively white Trump supporters took over the Capitol because they believe Trump’s claims that the election was stolen. A woman was shot and killed inside the building. (Warning: This post links to images of nooses.)