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WASHINGTON -- The American flag that a Gravette man carried into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was "on a steel pipe, for Antifa," according to video of him that was presented during the federal government's opening arguments in his trial on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — The American flag that a Gravette man carried into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was “on a steel pipe, for Antifa,” according to video of him that was presented during the federal government’s opening arguments in his trial on Tuesday.
Emily Berret, who was director of operations for Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot, was the first witness in Barnett’s trial in federal court in the District of Columbia.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Gravette man charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The process will continue Tuesday morning.
Richard “Bigo” Barnett, 62, faces eight counts in connection with the riot. He gained worldwide attention after posing for photos with his foot on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office suite.