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The Justice Department saw the first acquittal of a Jan. 6 rioter on the felony obstruction charge. Joshua Black, of Alabama, was shot in the face by a police projectile while breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Court documents show him with blood on the side of his face while in the Senate chamber. Afterward, he also allegedly recorded YouTube videos with blood still on his cheek, recounting what happened. "I had accomplished my goal. I pled the blood of Jesus on the Senate floor. You know, I praised the name of Jesus on the Senate floor," Black...

Republican candidate for the Florida House of Representatives is in hot water after he agreed Monday that President Barack Obama should be hanged for treason. Joshua Black, an African-American, agreed to the idea of hanging the president after a Twitter user sent him the following public message: “I’m past impeachment. It’s time to arrest and hang him high.” “Agreed,” Black tweeted in response. Fla. GOP House Candidate in Deep Trouble for Saying President Obama Should Be Hanged Image source: Twitter. A Republican candidate for the Florida House in a nearby district, Chris Latvala, was quick to denounce Black. “[Y]ou aren’t...