1/6 Insurrection Investigation

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Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol | Visual Investigations

The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was perhaps the most widely documented act of political violence in history. The New York Times obtained, analyzed and mapped out thousands of cellphone videos, police bodycam recordings and internal police audio to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened — and why. Our Oscar-shortlisted documentary “Day of Rage” charts in chilling detail how the peaceful transition of power was disrupted by rioters who stormed a seemingly impenetrable seat of government.

The team behind “Day of Rage” will release scenes and other reporting that were left on the cutting room floor on the film’s Twitter account, @dayofrage.

Haley Willis - I’m Haley, one of the producers on this new 40-minute documentary. Our Visual Investigations team synchronized and mapped thousands of videos of the U.S. Capitol riot to provide the most complete picture to date of what happened on Jan. 6 — and why. This was a massive team effort over six months, involving resources from across the Times newsroom. We went to court to unseal police body camera footage, scoured law enforcement radio communications and interviewed witnesses.

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January 6, 2021: The Day As It Happened

Remembering the reality of the Jan. 6 attack, one year later: “In order to really comprehend what happened one year ago, you have to bring yourself back to the terror of that day,” says Chris Hayes.

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First Jan. 6 Defendant To Stand Trial Found Guilty On All Charges

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Pole-wielding Capitol rioter arrested on multiple felony charges



A North Carolina man who came prepared for the January 6 Capitol riot with a helmet, goggles and knee pads has been arrested by the FBI on charges that he attacked multiple officers with his fists and a large pole.

David Joseph Gietzen, 38, of Sanford, North Carolina, is charged with eight counts, including assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. The assaults took place between 2:13 and 2:31 p.m. on the day of the riot, according to a Department of Justice news release.

The FBI criminal complaint against Gietzen stated that he was captured on police bodycams and open-source footage of the riot “wearing a green jacket, jeans, knee pads, and on occasion a white helmet and/or goggles. Gietzen is seen consistently moving up and down the police line along the security gate barriers… pushing with the crowd against the barriers and thrusting his fist against U.S. Capitol Police officers’ shields.”

Videos obtained by the FBI also show Gietzen grabbing an officer by the throat or face mask, the arresting documents charge.

“Gietzen hit the officer next to him with the pole, striking him in the shoulder between his protective gear. According to USCP Officer 1, Gietzen took the opportunity to hit the officers after the officers had to fight off a group of rioters who used a large piece of wood, appearing to be a piece of plywood the size of a door, to break through the perimeter.”

https://www.rawstory.com/david-joseph-gietzen-arrested/

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Biden waives executive privilege on 23,000 emails and attachments sought by Jan 6 committee

The Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol will receive a huge new set of documents from Donald Trump's White House.

"President Biden has authorized the National Archives and Records Administration to hand over an eighth tranche of presidential records from the Trump White House to the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol," The Washington Post reported Wednesday. "The National Archives has already turned over hundreds of pages of documents to the committee, and the latest set contains approximately 23,000 emails and attachments."

The select committee will receive the documents by May 26, only weeks ahead of the start of public hearings on June 9.

The select committee will receive the documents by May 26, only weeks ahead of the start of public hearings on June 9.

"It’s unclear what documents exactly will be included in the eighth batch of documents, but Trump has tried to assert privilege over daily presidential diaries, schedules, drafts of speeches, remarks and correspondence concerning the events of Jan. 6 as well as the files of his top advisers and lawyers, according to a review of court documents," the newspaper reported.

A spokesperson for the select committee told The Post it has "conducted nearly 995 depositions and interviews, received 125,000 documents, and has followed 470 tips received through the committee’s tip line."

Read the full report: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/11/biden-executive-privilege-trump-white-house/

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Montana sheriff cancels Oath Keeper-led officer training

The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office in Montana has canceled two upcoming training sessions for the staff at a detention facility that would have featured a self-described Oath Keeper and "constitutional sheriff" as the trainer.

The Montana Standard reports that Missoula County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jeannette Smith sent an email stating that the town no longer will hold two sessions scheduled for May 31 and Sept. 19 with Richard “Rick” Whitehead.

The decision apparently was prompted by a Reuters story published May 6 that exposed how U.S. police trainers with far-right ties are conducting law enforcement training sessions across the United States. That story highlighted Whitehead, an Idaho-based police training consultant.

The Missoula Police Department ended its relationship with a training group that advocates for police violence in February. Killology Research Group, led by former Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, held two police training sessions for Missoula officers.

According to the Montana Standard, "During a failed 2020 campaign for the sheriff’s office in Kootenai County, Idaho, Whitehead handed out cards where he self-identified as an Oath Keeper, Reuters reported. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, members of the Oath Keepers hold anti-government beliefs and laud themselves as defenders of the Constitution. Whitehead also told Reuters he was an Oath Keeper in 2016 and 2017.

“Missoula County Detention Facility personnel have attended trainings offered by Richard Whitehead & Associates LLC following a program change in July 2021,” Smith said in an email. “In light of the recent article, Missoula County Detention Facility will no longer attend training presented by Richard Whitehead & Associates LLC.”

https://www.rawstory.com/oath-keepers-2657308289/

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House Select Jan 6 Committee subpoenas House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep Scott Perry (R-PA), Rep Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep Andy Biggs (R-AZ) as part of its growing investigation