‘Well, you did!’
Miller’s threat was one of two incriminating comments he made to Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet.
He also replied to a post from one of her followers that said all of the
MAGA supporters who were in DC should be arrested.
Another major arrest connected to the January 6 Capitol attack. Garrett Miller of Texas is charged with making death threats against Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AND the Capitol police officer who fatally shot the woman inside the Capitol building that day. pic.twitter.com/MaXVlJUccj
‘…misguided political hyperbole’
‘We where [sic] gentle with the police. They murdered a child.’
White House will hold regular public health briefings starting Wednesday
White House press secretary Jen Psaki just announced that beginning on Wednesday public health briefings will be held regularly for the foreseeable future. These will be science led briefings, featuring our public health officials and members of the Covid-19 response team, Psaki said during today s White House press briefing. These briefings will typically happen three times a week to provide the American people with key updates on the virus and our government s response.
Last week, Biden signed a slew of executive orders to battle the pandemic and ramp up the distribution of vaccination.
Chief Justice John Roberts won’t preside over the Senate impeachment trial
From CNN s Manu Raju and Joan Biskupic
Chief Justice John Roberts leads the US Supreme Court Justices as they arrive in the Crypt of the US Capitol for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AP
Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont and the President pro tempore of the Senate, is expected to preside in the impeachment trial, according to two sources familiar with the matter, not Chief Justice John Roberts.
Senators preside when the person facing trial isn t the current president of the United States, one source said.
Assassination threat against AOC leads to arrest of Capitol rioter
A lawyer for Garrett Miller said on Saturday that he regrets his actions
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The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riots and posted death threats on social media against Democratic Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a U.S. Capitol police officer.
Garrett A. Miller of Richardson, Texas now faces five criminal charges stemming from the Capitol insurrection including trespassing and making death threats after tweeting, “Assassinate AOC.”
According to
Donald Trump supporter during the attack “deserves to die. So it’s hunting season.”