BREAKING: The feds have arrested two Trump-loving cousins who were caught on video attacking cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6: huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
Here’s Tommy Smith in a Trump beanie, carrying the old Mississippi state flag that features the confederate battle flag, standing in front of the National Museum of African American History & Culture. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
"What a wonderful day and Washington” he wrote on Jan. 8.
The arrests are yet another indication of the huge role that online sleuths are playing in helping the FBI identify the Trump supporters who assaulted police and stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
“We pretty much got our asses kicked by the cops then we kick the cops asses…. Patriots stood together and battled the tyrannical cops throughout the entire afternoon.” huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
“Still can’t believe these pics made it so far LOL.”
“Front page again.”
“I hate to see a picture of myself with my state flag attached to a headline like this.”
Here was the breakthrough:
Thomas Harlen Smith has a court appearance in Greenville, Mississippi, this afternoon. He’s got a $10,000 unsecured bond and a federal public defender. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ca…
One of the guys who brought an old Mississippi flag featuring the confederate battle cross complained that he was asked to stop whistling “Dixie” at work.
The only man known to have participated in both the News Fight in Anchorman (2004) and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol (2021) plans to plead guilty on July 8, per court docket.
He doesn’t count for any “law enforcement officers who stormed the Capitol” stats, but he’s certainly played a cop a bunch! nbcnews.com/politics/justi…
Lots of false claims about Jan. 6 grandmas on this site, so just pointing out that a J6 grandmom sentenced today got approval to take a trip to France for D-Day events right before her sentencing.
Kymberly Sylvester received probation, $500 in restitution, and no fine. On Zoom.
"I had an encounter with a young man wearing a 'Coon-skin hat', who was very close to me in the crowd. He stated to me it was a good day to 'kill someone.'"
"I entered the building with pure stupidity and there is simply no excuse for that... It is hard to live with the fact that I was a part of a crowd who ultimately caused great harm to the Capitol police.
Defense memo: "Starting in 2008, Kimberly began organizing yearly trips for WWII veterans and their families for DDay memorial events in France through Honor Flights."
“I was a gun prosecutor — we never prosecuted addicts for lying and buying on federal forms,” Gowdy said. “So, I don’t think Hunter Biden ought to be singled out either. Go after him on taxes, go after him on corruption…
“But I’d be curious how many people were prosecuted for being an addict in possession of a firearm, and I’ll bet it’s less than 10 in the last 12 months…”
“I don’t think people ought to be singled out because of their last name. Treat him like you would ‘Hunter Smith,’ even though it’s Hunter Biden.”