*It looks pretty certain that Senate Republicans will scuttle an independent probe into Jan. 6 insurrection.
*At least the F.B.I. is continuing to hunt down suspects, like these folks, who are now on the Most-Wanted page:
fbi.gov/wanted/capitol…
*Joseph Thomas of East Liverpool, Ohio, is arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Punched cops & told other rioters to “hold the line” on Upper West Terrace.
*Neighbor tipped off FBI.
*Charges: Assaulting officers; impeding law enforcement, etc.
*He’s in trouble.
justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
At last count, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins are the only GOP Senators willing to support an independent investigation into Jan. 6.
*Mitch McConnell is deathly afraid of the harm a probe could do to the GOP during midterm elections. washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…
*Adam Mark Wiebling of Katy TX has been charged in the insurrection.
*Scuffled with police inside US Capitol.
*Traveled with wife Brittney to DC. Twitter msg: “Count my wife and I in.”
*Charges: Unlawful entry; violent entry; disorderly conduct.
extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/…
It’s official: GOP Senators block creation of Jan. 6 insurrection investigation. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
Mitch McConnell, who has done as much as any other Senate Republican to foster division in the US, complains that the Democrats’ bill to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection would not “promote healing.”
Please.
nytimes.com/2021/05/28/us/…
Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans "don’t want voters to be reminded why they decided to fire Trump after a single term.” washingtonpost.com/politics/the-s…
*Senate Republicans don’t want to be reminded of Jan. 6.
*But the FBI has no problem with looking back as it continues to arrest insurretion suspects.
*According to George Washington Univ.’s Program on Extremism, 446 Federal cases have been filed so far.
extremism.gwu.edu/Capitol-Hill-C…
*Nicholas James Brockhoff of Covington KY has been arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Used fire extinguisher to spray & disperse cops.
*Stole Metro Police officer’s helmet.
*9 Federal charges, incl. assaulting cops, use of deadly/dangerous weapon, obstruction.
justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
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