Fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick s Mother Pleads With McConnell, GOP to Approve Riot Commission
On 5/27/21 at 1:45 PM EDT
The mother of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died following the January 6 riot, met with Republican senators on Thursday to push them to approve a commission to investigate the attack on the Capitol. You know, usually I m staying in the background and I just couldn t, I couldn t stay quiet anymore, Gladys Sicknick told reporters following a meeting with Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
She was joined by her son s longtime girlfriend, Sandra Garza, in seeking sit-downs with every Senate GOP office to speak about the need to establish an independent body to investigate the insurrection, according to a copy of a scheduling request email obtained by
Leadership isn t just about holding democracy violators accountable. It s also about doing the long hard work that is required to protect our democracy.
Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn Let His Son Live In U.S. Capitol Storage Area, Lawsuit Says
On 5/13/21 at 5:40 PM EDT
A lawsuit accuses Republican Colorado Representative Doug Lamborn of allowing his son to live in a storage area in the basement of the U.S. Capitol for weeks when the son relocated to Washington, D.C. for work. The lawsuit also accuses Lamborn of repeatedly exposing his staff to COVID-19.
The suit s filer and plaintiff, Brandon Pope, Lamborn s former defense and business advisor in his Colorado Springs district office, accuses Lamborn of having a recklessly self-serving approach to his position as a Member of Congress.
Two men have been charged by the Department of Justice after allegedly using a 'dangerous weapon' to assault Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and C. Edwards. Sicknick was on duty
George Tanios poses for a 2017 photo. Andrew Spellman
Sandwich U operator George Pierre Tanios was arrested Sunday due to his role in Jan. 6 s riots at the U.S. Capitol building.
Tanios, 39, is expected to appear in federal court on Monday, according to the Washington Post. He is charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray.
Sicknick died the following day. It is not yet known whether his exposure to the bear spray resulted in his death.
In a video recorded at the Capitol, Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, is alleged to have said to Tanios Give me that bear s -. Approximately nine minutes later, according to the Post, Khater discharged a canister into the face of Sicknick and other officers.