republican opposition. a police officer who stormed the capitol on january 6th has been foun guilty on all counts. thomas robertson, charged with six counts ranging from obstruction of an official proceeding to civil disorder. at the time of the capitol riot, he was a police officer in rocky mount virginia and arrested soon after the insurrection and fired by the city. he came from other police officers who stormed the capitol and testified on behalf of the prosecution as part of a plea deal. robertson was the second capitol rioter who took his case before the jury and the department of justice also ran the previous jury case. a federal trial meanwhile over the constitutionality of georgia s election laws begins this week in atlanta. voting rights groups led by gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams fair fight action group filed the lawsuit back in 2018 after she lost her first campaign in the state house. she blamed her loss on voter suppression, perpetrated in part by her republican
Friday made for a very busy day in court as deals were struck, guilty pleas were entered and sentencing dates scheduled for defendants facing charges including conspiracy related to the January 6th assault of the U.S. Capitol.