Colonel Earl Matthews, the legal adviser to then D.C. National Guard Commander William Walker, accused senior military leadership of falsifying timelines in order to cover for their deliberate delay in sending reinforcements to the besieged Capitol.
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By KAROUN DEMIRJIAN | The Washington Post | Published: May 20, 2021 WASHINGTON The House narrowly moved a $1.9 billion spending package through the chamber along party lines on Thursday to pay for security improvements at the U.S. Capitol, just one day after offering hearty bipartisan endorsement for an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot and break-in there carried out by supporters of former president Donald Trump. The spending bill proved more partisan and controversial, as Democrats failed to close ranks around the measure, and every voting Republican balked at the proposal s hefty price tag and argued that Congress hadn t done enough yet to guarantee the money would be spent wisely.
As a number of officials testified during congressional committee hearings held this week to examine how things went awry amid at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, they attempted to place blame on others refusing to accept accountability for the deadly events that transpired on that fateful day. According.
Derek Chauvin verdict - live: Police officer found guilty of second degree murder of George Floyd James Crump and Justin Vallejo
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
The jury found Mr Chauvin was:
Guilty of second-degree unintentional murder
Guilty of third-degree murder
The verdict was delivered after about 10 hours of deliberations over two days.
Joe Biden cancelled scheduled events to watch the verdict from the West Wing after saying that the evidence was overwhelming and he was praying for the right decision.
Despite the decision, trial judge Peter Cahill previously said comments from Democrat congresswoman Maxine Waters could see the whole trial overturned on appeal. She had encouraged protesters to get more confrontational if Mr Chauvin was not found guilty.