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Controversial Republican politician Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing withering backlash, including a Democratic effort to expel her from the US House of Representatives, for incendiary comments and social media posts that are setting Washington and her party on edge.
Ms Greene, a 46-year-old from Georgia, has expressed support for discredited conspiracy theories pushed by the QAnon far-right movement, and has echoed former president Donald Trump s baseless election fraud claims.
She finds herself in political quicksand this week for newly unearthed posts in which she signalled support for executing Democratic politicians.
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Ms Greene is a fierce gun rights advocate who has refused security screening at the House chamber, prompting Speaker Nancy Pelosi to warn that there is an enemy within Congress.
INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING VIOLENCE AT THE CAPITOL
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Below is a list of defendants charged in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
Every case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Following arrests, or surrender, defendants must appear before district court magistrate/judge where the arrest takes place, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
LOCATION OF ARREST
ABUAL-RAGHEB, Rasha N.
Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Knowingly Engages in Disorderly or Disruptive Conduct in any Restricted Building or Grounds; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
By Jason Hall
Jan 29, 2021
One of the key participants in the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol Building is now offering to testify at former President
Donald Trump s upcoming impeachment trial.
Lawyer
Albert Watkins said his client,
Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon Shaman, is willing to provide insight as someone who was incited by Trump,
Chansley, who was infamously spotted wearing horns and face paint while holding a megaphone during the riots, is said to have been horrendously smitten by Trump at the time, but now feels betrayed by the former president s refusal to grant him and others a pardon after being arrested for the insurrection, according to his lawyer.
Por Jason Hall
Jan 29, 2021
One of the key participants in the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol Building is now offering to testify at former President
Donald Trump s upcoming impeachment trial.
Lawyer
Albert Watkins said his client,
Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon Shaman, is willing to provide insight as someone who was incited by Trump,
Chansley, who was infamously spotted wearing horns and face paint while holding a megaphone during the riots, is said to have been horrendously smitten by Trump at the time, but now feels betrayed by the former president s refusal to grant him and others a pardon after being arrested for the insurrection, according to his lawyer.