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At least six people seen guarding Trump ally Roger Stone The Times reviewed hundreds of videos and photos, as well as research from the Capitol Terrorist Exposers, that showed the six people, all associated with the Oath Keepers, guarding Stone on Jan. 5 and 6 and later inside the Capitol during the breach. Stone made two public appearances on Jan. 5, near the Supreme Court and later by the White House, during which five of the individuals were seen providing security for Trump’s longtime friend, according to video analyzed by the Times. One of the people identified by the Times drove Stone in a golf cart that afternoon. ....
The Speaker said in a Dear Colleague letter that the impeachment trial and Ret. Gen. Russel Honoré’s initial security review into how to prevent a similar incident make it “clear” that “we must get to the truth of how this happened.” “To protect our security, our security, our security, our next step will be to establish an outside, independent 9/11-type Commission,” she said. ADVERTISEMENT The commission would “investigate and report on the facts and causes relating to the January 6, 2021 domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex as well as relating to the interference with the peaceful transfer of power, including facts and causes relating to the preparedness and response of the United States Capitol Police and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement in the National Capitol Region,” Pelosi said. ....
The Louisiana Republican slammed Trump for not activating the National Guard and not instructing the mob that overtook the Capitol to back down “at the first opportunity,” saying he instead waited two hours before requesting the rioters leave. Cassidy noted that because Trump decided not to testify in front of the Senate, he relied on the timeline, Trump’s tweets and his actions when determining his vote. The senator cited the former president’s promotion of unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud, failed legal battles to overturn the election and his speech to rallygoers shortly before the Capitol breach. “I voted to convict former President Trump because he is guilty,” Cassidy said. “That’s what the facts demand.” ....
“I thought it was a great speech,” Wallace said following Biden’s inauguration ceremony. ADVERTISEMENT “I thought this was the best inaugural address I ever heard,” he added. Wallace called attention to the fact that “obviously” the speech “was colored by the emotion” of the Capitol riots two weeks ago, when a mob of former President Trump “There was a mob of thugs, of insurrectionists, of domestic terrorists on the inaugural stand,” the Fox News host said. “And Joe Biden was saying that democracy prevailed. We were able to get through that, and he was talking about how we need to get through that in the future if we are going to be a united country.” ....
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive for their inauguration ceremony. The insurrection wasn t an attack on Congress or on a party, it was an assault on our democracy and on the peaceful transition of power and the will of the people, he said. While that mob failed . it did embolden armed groups across our country and provoked new threats to American cities. Kristi Johnson, assistant director in charge of the FBI-Los Angeles field office, said the agency is not aware of any credible threats in the counties her office covers: L.A., Orange, San Bernardino, San Louis Obispo, Riverside and Ventura. ....