Series of beatings against police and another defendant of carrying zip ties & chemical spray in new court filings
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First: Jonathan Pollock who allegedly said "We didn't come all this way just to stand here .. just to push back the cops"
Feds say Pollock grabbed and pulled an officer down the stairs, punched multiple officers in the face and appeared to choke another
Court filings show images allegedly depicting Pollock leaping over others and engaging in hand to hand combat
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Joseph Hutchinson is charged in same case. He's accused of charging at police line, kicking at officers and pulling an officer out of the way. And he's accused of throwing punches
There are others charged.....
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Josh Doolin is charged in same case. According to court documents, Doolin is seen with zip-tie handcuffs in his belt and chemical spray
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Olivia Pollock is charged in this case too... accused of striking police with her elbow and hands
Michael Perkins is final defendant named in case.
Feds allege he threw a flagpole at officers and was part of the charge against police line
The number of people charged with assaulting police on Jan 6 seems certain to rise, based on what court filings and FBI press releases are saying this week.
Court docket does not immediately show if any pleas have been entered
** Not brand new filings. But from recent days. Case is gonna be new to DC court
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Judge Sullivan ruling in favor releasing more Epstein files:
“She is suffering the type of harm—lack of transparency—that Congress sought to prevent by requiring disclosure of the information and the disclosure of the information that Ms. Phang seeks would help her in her work”
Per plaintiffs attorney, Judge Sullivan’s order requires Trump Admin to disclose Epstein “co conspirator names, foreign language docs, and an explanation for millions of redactions. They have to start by July 2”
NEW: Another flurry of court filings in 11th hour suit to halt UFC event at White House
Natl Park Service, which appears to be taking its instruction from the UFC, says there'll be filming of participants INSIDE the Lincoln Memorial
And they will closing access to Memorial
Meanwhile, plaintiffs submit additional reply to convince judge to order halt to the UFC event
They argue: Event is "a volcano of corruption, if allowed to go forward, will mark an inflection point in American history"
Plaintiffs are also asking court to order UFC/Trump Admin "to honor their June 9 representation that the UFC will not be allowed to use the (inside of Lincoln Memorial) chamber because it may not be used for special events under the governing regulation"
Trump Admin court filing seeking to salvage the Sunday UFC fights at White House on Trump's birthday
"In preparation, well over $60 million and tens of thousands of hours of labor have been expended"
Trump Admin (more) on UFC event
"More than 4,000 spectators are expected to attend on the South Lawn, including more than 1,000 members of our armed services, and more than 120,000 visitors are expected to watch from the nearby Ellipse after winning free tickets in a lottery"
NEW: Virginia political organizer and a military vet file federal suit, seeking court order to HALT the UFC fight at White House:
"This plan is deeply corrupt.. President is giving (Dana) White & his company what none have enjoyed before: unfettered access to the White House.. to stage a private, for-profit sports event"
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MORE: In new fed. suit seeking a HALT to the White House UFC fight:
"The UFC is not being coy about the event’s pecuniary nature. One executive recently called it 'the greatest earned-marketing tool of all time.' He is far from the only one salivating at the business upside"
Suit challenging UFC fight at White House:
"The ostensible occasion for this spectacle is the semiquincentennial. Dana White says that the aim is to “to celebrate the 250th birthday of America.” Although June 14, 2026, will also be Trump’s 80th birthday, White has steadfastly maintained that the timing is just a coincidence"
ALERT: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) files court brief urging judge to HALT Trump slush fund
Cassidy & Sen. Cory Booker argue the case "is a question of whether the machinery of democratic government may be turned, by design and with explicit intent, against the democratic foundations it exists to serve"
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In asking court to intervene and stop the Trump sklush fund, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) emphasize that Trump *again* refused to abandon during news conference yesterday
Sen. Cassidy & Booker's court filing:
"As sitting U.S. Senators, amici are duty-bound to protect the institutional authority of Congress and its duly-elected representatives. The Constitution of the United States directs the power of the purse to Congress alone"