ALERT: Court unseals Jan 6 case against Rafael and Maryann Rondon (mother and son) of Syracuse, NY
In charging documents, feds allege Rondon witnessed (and assisted) in theft of laptop computer from Speaker Nancy Pelosi office suite
* Syracuse-area. Arrest was in Syracuse
Defendants are from Watertown, NY per FBI statement (north on I-81)
Signed,
Syracuse Univ. alum
Per charging documents...... about the laptop computer, Maryann Rondon "admitted to providing gloves to a male individual to facilitate the theft of a government laptop from the conference room" in Pelosi suite
Per feds.. Rafael Rondon said, "While we were in the office, one of the individuals, he was trying to rip the ethernet cords to one of the laptops, and he yelled at me and my mother to help him. And I was honestly a little bit afraid... "I didn’t know if he had anything on him"
The Rondons are accused of entering US Senate chamber and taking......... escape hoods from inside
And this excerpt from court documents..... about why Rafael Rondon says they chose to take the Metro subway system into DC on Jan 6 ===>
Feds also allege Rafael Rondon had "possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun at his residence"
NOW: Jack Smith testifies publicly in US House Judiciary Committee hearing -- to detail his criminal case against Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election
In the front row: Four Jan 6 police responders (Harry Dunn, Aquilino Gonell, Dan Hodges, Michael Fanone)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) lays down the bottom line of Jack Smith's prior closed-door interview w/ committee
About the Jan 6 attack, Smith said "he caused it... he exploited it.... it was foreseeable to him."
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) about GOP complaints that Jack Smith sought some phone toll records of GOP Senators.....
Raskin emphasizes that Trump was accused of attempting to conspire to get GOP Senators to install fake electors on Jan 6, 2021
NEW: 80 cosponsors to US House bill seeking impeachment of Kristi Noem
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Rep. Y. Clark (D-NY)
(MORE)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
(MORE)
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Rep. Dave Min (D-CA)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE)
FLASH: Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC) is on Senate floor and he's about to make a motion for "unanimous consent" to expedite the hanging of the January 6th plaque at the Capitol
To honor the police heroes
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks first: "In 2022, we passed a law .. saying we'd hang this plaque"
"I'm here to team up with my colleague from North Carolina to have a strategy to make sure we *do* have this plaque up"
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is now speaking. He recalls that he was on floor in Senate chamber on Jan 6.
Tillis says prior law requiring Jan 6 plaque had a "technical" issue that requires clarity. He says issue can be quickly cured
Some pardoned rioters are retracing their march from the Ellipse to the Capitol
Some victims are part of a 10am hearing organized by House Democrats
And: Anger, toxicity and confrontation continue to define Jan 6. Still.
Poltico Playbook on Jan 6 just now:
“Today D.C., and much of America, is deeply divided about what happened.
That lack of consensus represents a triumph, of sorts, for Donald Trump, and stands as testament to his unmatched ability both to reshape political narratives and to carry his supporters to extraordinary positions”
Injured DC police officer Dan Hodges says the Jan 6 denialism remains rampant
“Everything on January 6 occurred exactly as it appeared to. There’s no conspiracy here, there’s no, it wasn’t a “Fed-surrection”
NEW: House Speaker Mike Johnson – after two years of deflecting questions on the matter – is now arguing that the legally-required January 6 plaque must be re-considered
(more)
In a statement tonight, a spokesperson for Speaker Johnson says:
"As written, the statute authorizing this plaque is not implementable, and proposed alternatives devised by Democrat House staff, not members, also do not comply with the statute. If Democrats are serious about commemorating the work of USCP officers, they are free to work with the appropriate committees of jurisdiction to develop a framework for proper vetting and consideration, just as the House does for Congressional Gold Medals, commemorative gold coins, and similar ceremonial responsibilities”
Federal law required the Jan 6 plaque to be hung on Capitol grounds by March 2023