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Feds Arrest Pro-Trump Insurrectionists Across the Country Intelligencer 1/8/2021 This is a developing story. According to NBC News, the arrests include Richard Bennett of Arkansas, who was seen seated at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk, who was charged with illegal entry and mail theft. That’s Richard “Bigo” Barnett, 60, from Gravette, Ak., showing off the personalized envelope he took from Speaker Pelosi’s office. He insisted he didn’t steal it “I left a quarter on her desk.” pic.twitter.com/aST7MCoRwP Matthew Rosenberg (@AllMattNYT) January 6, 2021 A man identified as Lonnie Coffman of Alabama was arrested and charged with allegedly carrying 11 Molotov cocktails on Capitol grounds. Derek Evans of West Virginia, a Republican lawmaker recently elected the state house, is charged with illegal entry. It is not clear if Evans is in custody, according to the AP, which reported he live-streamed himself in the Capitol. ....
Arkansas Man Identifies Himself as Trump Supporter Who Sat in Pelosi’s Office, Claims He Left Her a Quarter Alberto Luperon A hell of a lot happened on Wednesday in Washington D.C., where supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Building as Congress attempted to count the Electoral College votes and certify Joe Biden’s victory. One moment in particular stood out: a man was seen putting a foot on a desk in the office of House Speaker and common Trump target Nancy Pelosi. He has been identified as Arkansas man Richard “Bigo” Barnett, 60. New York Times reporter ....
Donald Trump called for a march and then incited a riot. History was made in Washington DC on Wednesday as the Senate was breached, overshadowing another historic first on the same day - when Democrat Raphael Warnock beat Republican Kelly Loeffler to become the first black Senator of the Peach. ....
A pro-Trump rioter managed to vandalize and loot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) office during Wednesday’s attack on the United States Capitol without any punishment. He was later identified as Northwest Arkansas native Richard Barnett after he bragged to reporters about his successful raid, willingly sharing his information with them. Talking to New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg, Barnett revealed that he “put a quarter on her desk” after stealing an envelope from Pelosi’s office because he’s “not a thief.” Here’s Mr. Barnett, who goes by “Bigo,” telling the story in his own words pic.twitter.com/oSyKiCDXgy ....
January 7, 20217:36 am Congress early today completed action on certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the Electoral College, but only after assaults on democracy by Republicans objecting to votes in two states. The foes of the democratic process included 138 members of the House, among them U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford. Advertisement By the end of the day only a single member of the Arkansas congressional delegation had included Donald Trump’s failure in otherwise anodyne remarks condemning the mob violence at the Capitol. It was, of all people, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, right for once. Anybody who failed to include Trump in their statements (or in newspaper headlines about the day of infamy, as below) failed to lay blame where it belonged or to tell the whole story. ....