A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was among the pro-Trump mob who breached the U.S. Capitol https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-air-force-combat-veteran-breached-the-senate
Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed Wednesday in the Capitol, served six years in an Air National Guard unit whose mandate is to defend the Washington region and respond to civil unrest.
Its nickname: the Capital Guardians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/09/ashli-babbitt-capitol-shooting-trump-qanon/ https://twitter.com/JohnWoodrowCox/status/1347912449639526402?s=20
Its nickname: the Capital Guardians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/09/ashli-babbitt-capitol-shooting-trump-qanon/ https://twitter.com/JohnWoodrowCox/status/1347912449639526402?s=20
GOP West Virginia lawmaker who live-streamed himself storming the Capitol resigns after arrest https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/09/derrick-evans-west-virginia-delegate-resigns/?tid=ss_tw
"At least two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday during the riot at the U.S. Capitol have been placed on administrative leave” https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-police-officers-who-were-in-dc-during-wednesday-riots-placed-on-administrative-leave/
"The FBI is investigating whether members of the New York City Fire Department were among the mob of President Donald Trump's supporters that stormed the nation's Capitol Wednesday.” https://abc7ny.com/us-capitol-building-riot-police-donald-trump-supporters-in-dc/9507311/
"The [Capitol Police] officer even described coming face to face with police officers from across the country in the mob. He said some of them flashed the badges, telling him to let them through” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanuelfelton/black-capitol-police-racism-mob?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc
Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/01/09/investigating-police-rioters/?tid=ss_tw
“Two police officers with the Rocky Mount, Va., police department have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after the town discovered they attended the Wednesday riot at the U.S. Capitol.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rocky-mount-capitol-riot/2021/01/10/eae482aa-539f-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html
"Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and Iraq War veteran, on Monday demanded the Pentagon investigate allegations that troops and military retirees played a role in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.” https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/11/duckworth-pentagon-capitol-coup-troops-457463
BREAKING
At least 2 U.S. Capitol Police officers suspended, more than a dozen under investigation for suspected involvement or inappropriate support for mob attack https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/11/trump-impeachment-biden-transition-live-updates/#link-7CIAQX7F3JE3LO32JSUSZLSYWU
At least 2 U.S. Capitol Police officers suspended, more than a dozen under investigation for suspected involvement or inappropriate support for mob attack https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/11/trump-impeachment-biden-transition-live-updates/#link-7CIAQX7F3JE3LO32JSUSZLSYWU
“A Secret Service officer was put under investigation after posting comments on Facebook in which she accused lawmakers who formalized Biden’s win of treason and expressed support for the rioters who stormed the Capitol, the agency confirmed Monday.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-officers-suspended/2021/01/11/0ee0e422-545f-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html