Four Key January 6 Questions - Answered in Pictures

 

IN THIS POST, we will prove a few simple points regarding the January 6, 2021, riot, and the misfit fools who carried out the attack in all but Donald Trump’s name. (Trust me, I looked up the stories of every person charged.) 

Since some of President Trump’s most avid fans are reluctant readers, we will use, almost exclusively, pictures.

Rioters on January 6, on third floor of the Capitol,
ordered down at gunpoint.

Federal agents inside the House chamber,
threaten to shoot protesters if they break through the door.

Ashli Babbitt was shot and killed as she tried to crawl through a broken window
into the offices of the Speaker of the House.
Guns were drawn by officers several times on January 6.

Andy Steven Olivia-Lopez posted on social media
that the 2020 election was stolen.
He sprayed officers with chemical irritants on January 6.

 

POINT ONE: Were these rioters “led on” by nefarious Antifa types, or F.B.I. plants in the crowd, causing the good “patriots” who love Donald to riot?

ANSWER: No. They had been stirred up by the president, himself, and dozens of allies who parroted his claims of a “Stolen Election”

The crowd on January 6 was full of people who believed the election was stolen.
They came to save America - from an imaginary threat.

 

This claim was stupid. John F. Kennedy won in 1960
despite losing both states.

 

This claim has been destroyed in multiple courts.
Fox News was sued for defamation for making the same claim.
It cost the network $787.5 million for defamation.

Rudy Giuliani said he could prove two Georgia poll workers,
stole tens of thousands of votes. They got death threats.
Rudy lost a defamation case and was ordered to pay $148.2 million.

Georgia Attorney L. Lin Wood, another Trump ally,
helped stir the anger, in days before the riot.

If anyone led these poor rioters on it was politicians like Rep. Lauren Boebert.
(She's a Republican, of course.)

Mark Roderick Aungst took a bus to D.C., with like-minded Trump supporters.
He faced only a misdemeanor charge for his part in the riot, 
but committed suicide before his case was ever heard.

Hundreds of rioters, like Mr. Zink,
proclaimed their love for Trump on social media.

Nhi Ngoc Mai Le, in brown, believed communists stole the election.
Born in Vietnam, she had recently become a U.S. citizen.
America she called "my home and paradise."

Ms. Kronen managed to drag out her case and never went to trial.
She was, however, clear about why she went to D.C.

Another rioter made it clear - MAGA, all the way!
He was accused of dragging a police officer into the mob.

John Richter believed the election was stolen and posted this picture.
"It’s time to do patriot s—,” he said.

Ryan Taylor Nichols was clear about what would be necessary on Jan. 6.
Nobody had to "trick" him into joining the attack.

Henry Philip Muntzer went to D.C. to stop "Congress from committing treason."
His store decor makes clear where he stood.

Dominic Pezzola, seen here with a stolen police shield,
and flashing the "white power" sign, was a member of the Proud Boys.
They came to fight on January 6.

If you look at who the rioters were, you don't find Antifa types.
Derrick Evans ran for office as a Republican and was also arrested.
(Merry Christmas!)

Edward Richmond Jr. was ready for violence.
He was convicted of attacking police with a baton.

Tyler Quinton Bensch, a member of the right-wing Three Percenters group
came to D.C. dressed to fight

Corey Ray Brannan, circled in red, another member of the Three Percenters.
Felipe Antonio Martinez, right, posted before the riot,
 “This is tyranny and our constitution states we can put b**ches 6 ft. deep[.]”

Landon Mitchell believed a fight to save America would be necessary.
(Apparently, voting still works: See: 2024.)

Trump duped the MAGA faithful into believing "big numbers" of fraudulent votes
had been found in Arizona. A later recount showed Biden gaining 361 votes.
Trump told similar lies every day - and kept it up for the next four years.

Larry Rendall Brock was a retired Air Force officer.
He had a detailed plan for the day, including seizing Sen. Mitch McConnell,
and others, and "interrogating them using “measures we used on Al Queda” [sic].
He believed key media persons should also be seized.

On social media, Robert Gieswein, a Proud Boy said he was going to D.C.
"to execute these fascists."

Less blood-thirsty, but just as delusional.
Barbara Balmaseda was one of at least 400 rioters who made clear
on social media: She believed the 2020 election was stolen.

  

POINT TWO: Were the rioters “let in” by police on January 6, which would prove the whole affair was a “false flag,” a nefarious plot to make the MAGA folks look bad? 

ANSWER: No. It is true that some rioters were “waved into” the Capitol by police, after defenses were overwhelmed. It is also true that dozens of rioters were non-violent and caused no damage. 

But there were very real battles fought that day, and only the blind, and the willful liars would try to deny it.

Taylor James Johnatakis wrestles with a police officer for control of the officer's baton.

Cleophus Dulaney was accused of knocking down police barricades.

 
Ralph Joseph Celentano III knocked an officer over a wall.

Jerry Braun was not "let in" by police.
He took a rubber bullet to the face.

David Mitchell Bates, another Proud Boy, not being let inside.

David Michael Gary, circled in red.
He made his sentiments clear before the riot, posting online:
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Trump Year!!
#kraken #2021 #patriots #2021

William Lewis was convicted of using wasp spray on police,
as well as breaking three windows to the Capitol.

David Tyner, left, and his son, Christian, were not let in by police.
They drove all the way from Colorado to be in D.C. on January 6.

Unidentified rioter being "let in" by police.

Daniel Dustin Deneui was one of the last rioters arrested.
His case never went anywhere, before Trump pardoned everyone.
(According to the president these rioters "had no other choice"
than to fight to overturn the 2020 election.

The tattoos on John Thomas Gordon's head made him easy to identify.
He had a history of felony offenses even before he rioted on January 6. 
Here he prepares to hurl a "weighted ball" or "yard decoration" at police.

Rachel Marie Powell was angry about mask mandates.
She was originally ordered to pay $7,753 in fines and restitution. 

Leo Brent Bozell IV tried to blame these broken windows on Antifa types.
His sweatshirt bearing the name and logo of the Hershey Christian Academy,
where he coached, gave the game away.

Sean Michael McHugh sprayed police with chemical irritants.

Greg Mijares (in gas mask) was charged with assaulting police.

Michael Tyler Roberts tried to climb over other rioters attacking police
defending a tunnel entrance to the Capitol.

Christopher Belliveau mostly obscured,
was accused of spraying a female officer with bear spray.

Garth Walton, allegedly attacking police lines.
His case never advanced to trial.

POINT THREE: Was January 6 “a day of peace and love,” as President Trump likes to claim? 

ANSWER: No. Don’t be a dolt. At least 140 police were injured, including one officer who lost an eye, one who suffered a heart attack after being tased, and another who died the next day of a heart attack. Four other officers committed suicide in days to follow.

Officer Aquilino Gonell was permanently disabled by attackers.
He posted a picture of some of his injuries suffered during the riot.

Edward Lang attacked police with a baseball bat.

Kenneth Bonawitz, a member of the Proud Boys,
went airborne to take out two officers on January 6.

Raymond Cholod battered police with an expandable baton.

Nicholas Hofer was one of the last rioters charged,
but pardoned before his case was heard.
He was charged with assaulting police 
three separate times, in three different locations.

 

POINT FOUR: Did the rioters deserve pardons? 

ANSWER: No, at least not all. Most rioters who were non-violent, and caused no damage were placed on probation, and fined $500. Their only crime was believing Trump’s lies and trying to stop the peaceful transfer of power. (They should be ashamed of themselves, of course.) 

But close to 600 rioters were accused of assaulting police or others, and damage caused total $3,000,000.

Jennifer Inzuza Vargas-Geller fled the country rather than face arrest.
Fugitives from justice don't deserve pardons.
(So did her husband, Spencer Sidney Geller.)

Christopher Worrell, seen here pepper spraying police,
cut off an ankle monitor while awaiting sentencing.
(He was later recaptured.)

Gregory C. Yetman used an industrial sprayer to hit police with chemicals.

Skooter Jackson, a neo-Nazi, needed no urging to riot for his hero - Donald Trump.
He bragged about stealing a police shield,
and said, "we fucked that capital up today."

Steven Patrick Cook (circled in red) attacks police.

Odin Meacham was sentenced to prison for flailing police with a flagpole.

Taylor F. Taranto said he liked helping Trump "take down the Deep State."
He faces a civil suit, for his part in an assault on Officer Jeffrey Smith.
Smith suffered a brain injury and later committed suicide.

Dale Huttle was sentenced to prison for striking officers with a flagpole.

Edward Richmond Jr. used his baton to strike officers.

Michael Oliveras was proud of attacking members of the free press.
“That’s what happens when the fucking fake news
shows up at a Patriot rally,” he boasted.

Michael Picciuto was also accused of attacking the free press.
(If you don't see the danger here, you need to read up on Hitler.)

A number of Capitol offices were looted.

Dillon Colby Herrington showed up for the riot carrying a taser.
He also hurled a piece of lumber at police guarding the Capitol.

Eric Gavelek Munchel (see with zip ties) came to D.C.
with plans to capture lawmakers he believed
were stealing the 2020 election.

David Caleb Crosby repeatedly attacked police lines and had to be restrained.

Jeffrey Sabol, circled, helped beat Officer Michael Fanone,
who suffered a heart attack.

William Bierbrodt shattered a window and helped other rioters enter
and attack police.

Theodore Middendorf rioted on January 6.
He is a convicted child molester - and still got a pardon.

SUMMING UP: In more than four years, since the 2020 election, dozens of courts have ruled that there was no evidence the voting that year was rigged. The attack on January 6, 2021, was therefore unjustified. 

Pardoning all the rioters is an affront to the rule of law and to the U.S. Constitution, as well as an unprecedented abuse of power by the 47th President of the United States. This abuse is equaled only by the abuse of power by the 45th President of the United States. Those two presidents being: