NEW: Pelosi still wants to establish a 1/6 Commission, but protracted talks with Republicans — who want the scope to include leftwing political violence — have Democrats eyeing a Plan B: letting House committees handle the job.

w/ @AndrewDesiderio

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
Across the Capitol, the relatively well-functioning Senate inquiry has scratched the itch for some early answers about what went wrong. But that inquiry is narrowly focused and won’t get at larger questions about white supremacy, Trump’s role, etc. politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
Republicans say Pelosi’s initial proposal, which gave Dems an edge on the commission, is the culprit. But Pelosi calls that a feint— the makeup is negotiable. Rs’ demand to conflate antifa w/ Capitol insurrectionists is the real problem, she says. politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
Though Pelosi wants the commission to happen, if the talks continue to drag, an aide says, she could tap the House Admin, Homeland Security and Appropriations Committees to take a more active investigatory role. politico.com/news/2021/03/1…

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19 Mar
NEWS: Prosecutors have issued new conspiracy charges against four Proud Boys leaders, alleging that they orchestrated a detailed plan to assault the Capitol and disrupt the Electoral College certification.

The indictment lays out new details of their encrypted comms from 1/4-1/6 Image
The indictment indicates that the group went into overdrive after leader Enrique Tarrio's Jan. 4 arrest, moving to "nuke" earlier encrypted chats and launch new ones, including a "Boots on the Ground" channel for 60 people in Washington. justice.gov/file/1377586/d… Image
Three of the four Proud Boys leaders entered the Capitol nearby other Proud Boys charged in related indictments. Image
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17 Mar
NEW Capitol riot case underscores the chaos facing officers. At 2:49pm they arrested Mark Ponder for striking officers with a pole (one of several examples captured on camera here). 1/X
Officers quesitoned him while they awaited transport, expecting a vehicle to come and pick him up. He berated them the whole time. 2/X
At 3:15, officers released PONDER without any charges because they realized no transport was coming, and they were needed for riot control. 3/X
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15 Mar
NEW: The 16-year-old daughter of alleged insurrectionist GUY REFFITT testified on his behalf today and against her brother — who accused Reffitt of threatening them.

The judge locked him up anyway, calling the evidence grave.

w/ @joshgerstein

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
The hearing, though was unusually personal, with REFFITT’s wife, daughter and daughter’s boyfriend participating. They were watching along via Zoom when Magistrate Zia Faruqui ordered him held without bail.

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
REFFITT’s hearing underscored that the riot cases aren’t just an existential national problem but have torn apart families and communities too. politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
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15 Mar
NEWS: The FBI has arrested two suspects for spraying chemical irritants at US Capitol Police, including Officer SICKNICK.

George TANIOS and Julian KHATER allegedly injured three officers, including Sicknick, w/ spray.

Story w/ @joshgerstein

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
@joshgerstein The FBI has video and images of the two men. Khater alleged grabbed the spray out of Tanio's pack, causing officers to retreat from their injuries. One of the other injured officers had " scabbing that remained
on her face for weeks."

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
@joshgerstein Both men appear to have had jobs at food establishments:
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13 Mar
NEW: A Navy security contractor was arrested for rioting at the Capitol. Since then, investigators interviewed *44* of his colleagues and found he was widely known as a white supremacist, often expressed Jew hatred and even wore a Hitler mustache to work.

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
Prosecutors are seeking to hold Hale-Cusanelli pending trial even though he didn’t commit any violence while breaching the Capitol. His poisonous views and “fantasy” to participate in a civil war to carry them out make him a danger, they say. 

politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
Prosecutors revealed the results of the NCIS investigation in part because one of those interviewed — who confirmed Hale-Cusanelli often spoke negatively about Jews — changed his tune in a letter to the judge supporting Hale-Cusanelli’s release. politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
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12 Mar
BREAKING: Judge Amit MEHTA orders the *release* of Thomas CALDWELL, a member of the Oath Keepers, from pretrial detention.

"There is an absense of direct evidence, at least, of planning by Caldwell to enter the Capitol building ... And ultimately, he did not enter the building."
Caldwell, 65, has serious health issues. Mehta also ruled he can't have access to computers/internet. He can't have any contact with anyone affiliated with the Capitol investigation.

Basically, he says, the govt didn't fully show his direct role in planning Capitol siege.
absence*
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