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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, shares his experience inside the Capitol building amid the protests and discusses how America can move past tense riots. A West Virginia state lawmaker will not resign despite facing pressure to do so after posting a video of himself joining a crowd in storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, his lawyer says.  State Delegate Derrick Evans, a Republican, "committed no criminal act that day," his attorney, John H. Bryan, wrote, according to Lewisburgs WVNS-TV. "To ...

West Virginia Lawmakers Weigh Removing Delegate Who Stormed Capitol After He Refuses to Resign On 1/8/21 at 11:17 AM EST West Virginia lawmakers are calling for the removal of a House delegate who has been charged with breaking into the U.S. Capitol along with a mob of pro-Trump rioters on Wednesday. Derrick Evans, a newly elected Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, is facing federal charges after livestreaming a video in which he surged through a door in the interior of ...

It also caught the attention of his fellow delegates, with several of them calling for him to resign his position. In addition, a public petition asking for his removal from office had been signed by over 54,000 people. Howell, whose job as speak pro tempore is to fill in when Speaker Roger Hanshaw is unavailable or unable to perform his duties, told the News Tribune Friday that he had already contacted Hanshaw to tell him he thinks Evans should be removed. Attorney John H. Bryan, who represent...

An Arkansas man has been charged for allegedly breaking into the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) and posing for a picture with her plundered mail, prosecutors announced Friday. Prosecutors also said they charged a newly elected West Virginia state delegate who recorded himself breaking into the U.S. Capitol. Richard Barnett was arrested in Little Rock, Ark., on Friday morning and charged with three counts of entering restricted grounds, violent entry and disorderly conduct at the...

An attorney for Derrick Evans, a Republican lawmaker in West Virginias House of Delegates, told CBS affiliate WVNS-TV that his client "committed no criminal act" as he stormed the Capitol building. "From Mr. Evans point of view in the crowd, it appeared that the crowd was being allowed by law enforcement into the Capitol. He was not at the front of the group. Given the sheer size of the group walking in, Evans had no choice but to enter," the attorney, John H. Bryan, said. "Evans continued to f...

West Virginia state lawmaker charged after storming US Capitol, refusing to resign Derrick Evans facing bipartisan calls to step down Perry Bennett/AP West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, left, is given the oath of office Dec. 14, 2020, in the House chamber at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Evans recorded video of himself and fellow supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 prompting calls for his res...

West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans was among the mob at a riot at the U.S. Capitol. Newly-sworn in West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans now faces federal charges after sweeping into the U.S. Capitol with a mob this week, federal law enforcement officials said during a press call today. “We’re in! We’re in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” the new lawmaker said live on video. He faces two federal misdemeanors, both punishable with fines and potential jail time: entering a restricted p...

Lawmaker Who Filmed Himself Entering US Capitol During Protest Won’t Resign: Attorney A lawmaker from West Virginia who filmed himself while protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington earlier this week won’t resign despite facing bipartisan calls and mounting pressure, his lawyer said. Derrick Evans, a Republican and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, was among other people from the state who traveled to Washington to attend the multi-day rallies that were orga...