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An Arkansas man who was infamously photographed putting his feet on a desk inside then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6, 2021, insurrection was found guilty on eight counts by a Washington, DC, jury Monday. Richard Barnett, 62, also known as “Bigo,” was charged with eight federal crimes relating to his actions at the US Capitol that day, including entering and remaining in a restricted area with a deadly or dangerous weapon and obstructing an official proceeding. Barnett will be sentenced in early May and will stay released on home detention with a GPS ankle monitor until then,...

Democrat leaders who had condemned crackdowns on the violent Black Lives Matter riots of 2020 were too worried about “optics” to appropriately prepare for the massive protests at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a lengthy new report about the security failures on that day. GOP lawmakers, who were prevented from collaborating on preparations for the joint session of Congress, found Capitol Police were left untrained to handle mass demonstrations while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was personally involved in security decisions that left the complex vulnerable to unrest.The more than 140-page report, completed by an independent probe of...

House Republicans have gathered a trove of text and email messages revealing that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office was directly involved in the creation and editing of the Capitol security plan that failed during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and that security officials later declared they had been "denied again and again" the resources needed to protect one of the nation’s most important homes of democracy. The internal communications were made public Wednesday in a report compiled by Republican Reps. Rodney Davis, Jim Banks, Troy Nehls, Jim Jordan and Kelly Armstrong that encompasses the results of months of investigation they...

[H/T Combat_Boots](Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it filed an opposition to the U.S. Capitol Police’s (USCP) effort to shut down Judicial Watch’s federal lawsuit for January 6 videos and emails. Through its police department, Congress argues that the videos and emails are not public records, there is no public interest in their release, and that “sovereign immunity” prevents citizens from suing for their release.Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit under the common law right of access after the Capitol Police refused to provide any records in response to a January 21, 2021, request (Judicial Watch v. United States Capitol...

With rumors she plans to step down if a red wave hits Congress in Tuesday's midterms, plans have already begun to succeed Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in her San Francisco district. A story published Friday suggested that if Democrats suffer the expected losses in the midterms, Pelosi will step down, leaving an open seat Multiple local politicians appear to be setting up for a potential run at her heavily left-leaning district in 2024, which President Joe Biden won in 2020 by over 70 points. One of the people who could be running for the seat is Pelosi's daughter...

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace said Friday on her show “Deadline” that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) essentially ran the federal government during the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Wallace said, “I have asked every journalist that has been on this show since that attack was ongoing, and I still ask this question, who is functioning as the country’s commander-in-chief? Who sat atop the nation’s military? I worked for a president, and when he got a colonoscopy, and he was under anesthesia, you had to transfer those responsibilities of America’s commander-in-chief while you were under. The...

New footage from January 6, 2021, shows a candid moment where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened to physically strike then-President Trump, should he have joined those protesting at the Capitol. In the video, which was publicly shared Thursday, Pelosi admits the actions could have resulted in her going to prison — a consequence she said she would "be happy" to accept. "I hope he comes, I’m going to punch him out," Pelosi tells her Chief of Staff Terri McCullough, who discourages her boss from making the comments. "I’ve been waiting for this, for trespassing on the Capitol grounds. I’m going...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) held a press conference in San Francisco on Wednesday where she said that “Republicans should be very, very, very scared” about their prospects in the upcoming midterm elections. Pelosi made the remarks after she was asked about the Democrats’ “strong showing” in races on Tuesday, which included a special congressional election in New York state. That election—to fill the vacated seat of Democratic Rep. Antonio DelGado, who left the House to become lieutenant governor of New York—was won by Democratic candidate Pat Ryan. […] “Republicans should be very, very, very scared this morning about their...

According to a financial disclosure, Paul purchased 20,000 shares of Nvidia on June 17, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies that designs and manufactures graphics processors and other technology, and is heavily reliant on semiconductors. Pelosi got defensive when a reporter asked her if her husband has ever made stock trades based on information she was able to provide him. “No, absolutely not” the speaker shot back before she stormed off. Sounds like a similar scenario to how President Joe Biden has demanded he has “never” discussed his son’s business dealings with him.

House Democrats blocked a resolution Tuesday condemning the violence that has targeted dozens of pro-life pregnancy centers and churches since May. Republicans on the U.S. House Rules Committee criticized Democrat leaders after the vote, saying they refused to even consider U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson’s House Resolution 1233. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, introduced the measure to urge wide-spread condemnation of the arsons, vandalisms and threats against pro-life and religious organizations since a leaked draft ruling in May showed the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution also urged President Joe Biden’s administration to crack down on the escalating violence....

Investigative reporter Julie Kelly from American Greatness joined author Lee Smith on EpochTV.com to discuss the ongoing persecution of the January 6 political prisoners and the Democrat Party’s ultimate plan to arrest President Donald Trump. During their one hour discussion Julie Kelly emphasized the need to expose the top Democrat Party operatives who are behind the physical and mental torture of Trump supporters who have been targeted in the January 6 witch hunt.

Pelosi, the speaker of the US House, labels the Supreme Court an "extremist" body that punishes the American people.

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr As I was saying!!! It’s just too obvious and predictable these days. They don’t have to play by their rules only you do folks. Hope you’re all waking up!!! BREAKING: All charges have reportedly been dropped against Paul Pelosi for his DUI crash.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not hand over video coverage and emails from Jan 6 per a FOIA request. Pelosi based her decision on “sovereign immunity.” Pelosi and Democrats know if they release the 14,000 hours of footage from security cameras on January 6 it will blow apart their narrative. So she is hiding it. Meanwhile, dozens of Trump supporters are rotting in a jail one mile from the US Capitol waiting for a fair trial which they won’t get because their evidence will be hidden from the American public. We are dealing with evil here. Michael LaChance writing at American...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Wednesday she believed members of Congress should be allowed to trade stocks despite ethical questions, citing the “free market.” Pelosi, who routinely makes headlines with her husband for their prophetic ability to making winning trades, made the comment in response to a reporter who asked about a Business Insider story based on a five-month review that found a large number of lawmakers and their staffers had been late filing financial disclosures detailing their trades. “Should members of Congress and their spouses be banned from trading individual stocks while serving in Congress?” the reporter asked....