@lamh36: I think he thinks twitter is his super power, like Thor’s hammer, or Wonder Woman’s lasso
President Donald Trump has many prized possessions. But few seemed to inspire as much personal joy as his Twitter feed. Trump routinely boasted of the social media bullhorn he possessed. He credited it with launching his political trajectory. And he used it as a tool to lacerate his foes.
The president is “ballistic,” a senior administration official said after Twitter permanently took down his account, citing the possibility that it would be used in the final 12 days of Trump’s presidency to incite violence. The official said Trump was “scrambling to figure out what his options are.”
Thirteen charged in federal court following riot at US Capitol January 09, 2021
File photo of the chaos in the US Capitol on Wednesday when Trump supporters rioted in the hallowed grounds.
WASHINGTON Thirteen individuals, including a suburban Chicago man and the CEO of a data analytics firm who was terminated for his actions, have been charged so far in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, according to the Department of Justice.
In addition to those who have been charged, additional complaints have been submitted and investigations are ongoing, said a statement by the Justice Department. The lawless destruction of the U.S. Capitol building was an attack against one of our Nation s greatest institutions, said Acting US Attorney Michael Sherwin.
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The United States Department of Justice has released the names of 13 individuals who have been charged in federal court in the District of Columbia following the riots at the U.S Capitol in Washington D.C. According to the statement released on January 8, approximately 40 have been charged in the Superior Court for offenses including, but not limited to, unlawful entry, curfew violations, and firearms-related crimes.
In addition to the above charges and arrests, several more complaints have been submitted with the investigations being jointly carried out by the FBI; U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; United States Marshals Service; U.S. Capitol Police Department; and the Metropolitan Police Department. The cases are being prosecuted by the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON Three supporters of President Donald Trump who allegedly rioted at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday now face several federal charges, including a man photographed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s lectern, the horned QAnon promoter and a West Virginia lawmaker.
The U.S. attorney s office for D.C., which handles both local and federal cases in the district, had filed 17 cases in federal court and at least 40 others in the Superior Court by Saturday. Prosecutors can generally secure longer convictions in federal court.
Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a.
Jake Angeli, of Arizona, was taken into custody Saturday and charged with entering restricted federal property and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
An Alabama man with homemade explosives. A Maryland man with a handgun. They re among at least 60 people arrested after US Capitol riot. Nick Penzenstadler, Kristine Phillips and Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
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Federal authorities continued Tuesday to round up people following a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week and to file new charges against others who had already been arrested.
Authorities said they kept a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia tied up for hours on Tuesday as they prepared to file more charges in what acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin called an unprecedented investigation.