Rally speaker is charged in connection to Capitol riot Rachel Weiner and Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post Jan. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail An upside down flag waves in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Washington Post photo by Michael S. Williamson WASHINGTON - A prominent speaker at a "Stop the Steal" rally held by Trump supporters in Washington the day before the storming of the Capitol was taken into custody Monday on charges of impeding police during the riot. Brandon Straka, 44, of New York was arrested in Nebraska on a felony charge of interfering with police during civil disorder, and illegal entry and disorderly conduct on restricted Capitol grounds.