Staten Island man, 20, arrested in U.S. Capitol riots; allegedly live-streamed self
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 18, 2021
Authorities allege that Nicholas Moncada, 20, of Taunton Street in Bay Terrace posted on social media this photo of himself storming the U.S. Capitol building. (Courtesy of U.S. Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of New York)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The FBI raided the home of a 20-year-old Bay Terrace man who they allege live-streamed himself while taking part in the riots at the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6.
Nicolas Moncada was arrested before dawn on Monday morning at his home on Taunton Street, according to neighbors and a law enforcement source.
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MAGA Is an Extreme Aberration
All movements adjust their tactics over time. The president’s most extreme supporters have concluded that violence is useful.
January 15, 2021
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The moment at which the “Make America great again” movement became completely unmoored from the democratic process arrived at around 1 p.m. on January 6, when Congress was about to start certifying the 2020 electoral vote and, in doing so, seal President Donald Trump’s defeat. On a stage near the White House, the president was an hour into a rambling speech. Supervising the electoral-vote count would be Vice President Mike Pence’s job, and Trump had called upon him about 10 times to intervene. “If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election,” Trump had said. “You’ll never take back our country with weakness,” he went on to tell the crowd.
Gosar said it was and Sen. Ted Cruz
Republicans supportive of the move then stood to applaud Gosar.
One lawmaker from each chamber must agree to object to a given state in order to trigger up to two hours of debate and a vote.
Watch Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) object to the vote in his home state.
He s met with applause from the GOP. pic.twitter.com/8ldw0RU6AR The Recount (@therecount) January 6, 2021
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The GOP is also expected to object to other state tallies as Congress records electoral votes, including Pennsylvania and Georgia. House Republicans are also pushing to object to the results from Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin, but it s not clear yet if a senator will back a challenge to those swing states.
Protesters stormed the capitol building on Wednesday, overcoming police and entering both the House and Senate chambers. Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for McClatchy, joined Cheddar as the events unfolded.
On just his fourth day on the job, freshman Indiana Congressman Frank J. Mrvan was in the final group of lawmakers exiting the U.S. House chamber Wednesday as rioters breached the doors and shots rang out in the Capitol. It was pure chaos and disarray, said Mrvan, a Highland, Indiana, Democrat. Something I never thought I would see in the United States of America.
Mrvan, like many congressional members, spent the afternoon and evening in a secure room with about 200 other House members and staffers from the Midwest and across the country as angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed Congress.
Yesterday,
Trump supporters attempted to take over the U.S. Capitol building in hope of stopping the Electoral Vote Count from happening. Four people died. Many others were injured in the fighting and sent to the hospital. Multiple explosive devices were also recovered from inside the Capitol grounds.
There were enough Trump supporters to stop the proceedings of the Electoral Vote, at least temporarily. This attempt to halt democracy is unacceptable. Their use of violence is intolerable.
Trump maintains that he has won the election “by a landslide.” These are false claims. By not condemning the violent actions of the protestors he is supporting them. These supporters are decked out in MAGA hats and Trump flags, obviously they are acting on his behalf.