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CBS News Congressional Correspondent -- Syracuse Univ Alum -- 90's R&B superfan

May 21, 2021, 5 tweets

ALERT: Feds post charging documents against another US Capitol riot defendant from Pennsylvania

Leonard Ridge is accused of bragging that he had epic video him fighting riot police .. and saying "AMERICA FIRST B**CH"

Feds say they got search warrant for Ridge's SNAP CHATS and included alleged excerpts in charging docs

"F**ing nuts, I just made history"
"Stormed the capitol for the first time in US history"

And then there's the next excerpt..

Leonard Ridge's alleged SNAPCHATS reference the doors to Sen. Mitch McConnell & Speaker Nancy Pelosi's offices at Capitol on jan 6

Feds say their search of Ridge's SNAPCHATS included this image ... I'm not sure what to make of it:

Court docs say US Capitol riot defendant Leonard Ridge had this image in his SNAPCHAT records too

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