Far-right UCLA student who sat in Pence's Senate seat on Jan. 6 sentenced
Christian Secor admitted he entered Senate chamber, sat in Vice President Pence's chair
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Christian Secor admitted he entered Senate chamber, sat in Vice President Pence's chair
Before UCLA student stormed U.S. Capitol, he faced complaints over offensive tweets Leila Miller © (U.S. District Court) Christian Secor in the presiding officer's chair inside the Senate chambers. (U.S. District Court) In March 2020, UCLA student Matthew Richard went on Twitter and called for the university to investigate and expel fellow undergrad Christian Secor. He posted a thread with 21 recent tweets from the account of Secor, who founded America First Bruins, a far-right student group. “Anyone else cop the Hitler sneakers?” one tweet read. “Can ICE just cough o...
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The UCLA student was photographed inside the Capitol wearing a red "Make America Great Again" hat and carrying a large blue "America First" flag and pole, the FBI said.
Christian Secor, well-known at UCLA for his extreme ideology, was seen parading an America First flag around the Capitol and sitting in Mike Pence’s chair. In a DOJ affidavit, Christian Secor is seen in the Capitol holding a blue America First flag. (Credit: DOJ) WASHINGTON (CN) — UCLA student Christian Secor was arrested Tuesday and charged for his alleged participation in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Photos show Secor sitting in the chair that Mike Pence was sitting earlier that day and pushing against doors blocked by Capitol Police. Secor, 22, was arrested Tuesday...