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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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Newly-elected House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she plans to file articles of impeachment against Joe Biden on his first day as President on January 21. Per the Daily Mail, Greene announced her impeachment plans in an interview with Newsmax, which she later shared with her 244,000 followers on Twitter.…
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A lawyer for the Trump supporter pictured carrying a lectern out of the Capitol Building has told news reporters: "I'm not a magician". Thirty-six-year-old Adam Johnson, who hails from Parrish in Florida, was featured in a number of photos of the Capitol riot last week, after he joined a mob…
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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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An investigation has been launched by wildlife officials after a manatee was reportedly discovered with the word "TRUMP" written on its body. Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission opened the investigation after the animal was seen by several witnesses in the…
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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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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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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…
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Joe Biden has branded Donald Trump one of the "most incompetent presidents in the history of the United States of America". In response to the outgoing president's tweet from his now-permanently suspended Twitter account that he would not be attending the inauguration, the president-elect told reporters in Wilmington, Delaware it…
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Dominion Voting Systems has filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump's lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday (January 8) over claims of electoral fraud. Describing the claims as "wild accusations", the Associated Press (AP) reports, the company asserted that they did not rig the election in favor of Joe Biden. "Dominion…
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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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Karlie Kloss has revealed that she tried to convince her in-laws Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump that Biden legitimately won the US election. The model, 28, made the revelation on Twitter after she tweeted to encourage her followers to recognize the results of the election in the wake of the…
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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…
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Comedian Seth Meyers has called for incumbent President Donald Trump to be "removed from office" and "prosecuted" in the aftermath of the Capitol riots. Per Mashable, in a live monologue delivered on his eponymous talk show, Meyers had stern words for the Republican leader and his supporters, who stormed the…
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White House staffers are resigning after the violent protests at the Capitol on Wednesday (January 6). As per CNN, a White House official has said that Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation on Wednesday afternoon…
