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Replay Video UP NEXT With former President Donald Trump s second impeachment trial starting today, Senate Democrats are focused on trying to tie a direct line between Trump s rhetoric and the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. An ABC News investigation into the nearly 200 accused rioters facing federal charges for their alleged involvement at the Capitol based on court filings, military records, interviews, and available news reports found that at least fifteen individuals who stormed the building have since said that they acted based on Trump s encouragement, including some of those accused of the most violent and serious crimes.
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Rioters wore Black Rifle Coffee, Grunt Style gear at Capitol siege
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Rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6 were wearing apparel sold by two San Antonio companies. The rioter in the foreground, later identified as Eric Gavelek Munchel of Nashville, Tenn., wore a Black Rifle baseball cap.Win McNamee /TNSShow MoreShow Less
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This screenshot taken from Twitter shows one item distributed by a San Antonio company.CourtesyShow MoreShow Less
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Some of the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 were decked out in apparel from two San Antonio companies Black Rifle Coffee Co. and Grunt Style that celebrate the military.
The horn helmet-wearing, painted face Capitol rioter should remain in custody, the DOJ says, calling him and insurrectionist in its harshest language yet.