Headline of the hour. Feds are expanding accusations against accused OathKeepers, alleging Jan 5 trip to Capitol to take photos and do reconnaissance ahead of Insurrection. And they allege one (Jason Dolan) has firearms hidden. They want Dolan jailed til trial
At this point, Feds have alleged two of the OathKeepers are suspected of being at Capitol taking pictures on Jan 5. Both from Florida. No mention if any others were involved or not
Feds allege Dolan and another accused OathKeeper deleted signal communications with each other. Feds say those messages are irretrievable
NOW: Judge begins hearing for Jason Dolan to determine if the accused OathKeeper should be held in jail til trial in Jan 6 case. Dolan is accused of being part of “military stack” that breached the police line and entry
Dolan has been arraigned. And entered plea of not guilty. Now arguments about whether to hold Dolan In jail
Prosecutors say Dolan is “danger to community”. They say he deposited “multiple high powered long guns” at hotel in Virginia for second wave “quick reaction force” on Jan 6.
BREAKING: Court unseals indictment against alleged "3%-ers" from California in Jan. 6 conspiracy
Group is accused of advocating "violence against against certain groups .. that supported the 2020 presidential election results"
Feds say one had knife and stun baton in Capitol
Feds allege the group brought "personal protective gear", coordinated travel and had plans to go to the Capitol even before Donald Trump's speech on Jan 6
One of the accused Insurrectionists allegedly carried knife into Capitol & urged on mob saying "Move forward, Americans"... then warned police, "Last chance boys"
Another is accused of stating, "The people have taken back their house"
Big hearing at 11am. Accused Proud Boy & Jan 6 conspirator Charles Donohoe argues for release from jail
Donohoe will argue he's an Eagle Scout, a former Marine, former military contractor & father of 5 year old son
Feds want him held... check out their argument (thread) ==>
Justice Dept says Charles Donohoe "commands influence over a group with a demonstrated desire for violent confrontation, even home detention does little to protect the community"
There's more...
Justice Dept argues Donohoe not only plotted ahead of Jan 6, but was part of front wave that breached the police line... and they say he bragged about
Per feds, Donohoe it made him "feel like a complete warrior" ... "We took it over unarmed"
Senate Rules Committee investigation of failures on Jan 6 shows series of mistakes that exposed officers
Failure by Capitol Police intelligence division to convey warning that people were sharing maps of the Capitol on-line ahead of Jan 6
Senate report says some of the officers had to fight back against Insurrectionists in their daily uniforms, without riot gear or helmets
(The report reiterates a troubling finding from earlier this year - riot gear was locked in a bus nearby and officers couldn't get into it)
This passage in Senate investigation is striking: " Of USCP’s 1840 sworn officers, only approximately 160
are trained in advanced civil disturbance tactics & use of “hard” protective equipment. Fewer than ten are trained to use USCP’s full suite of less-than-lethal
munitions"