US Capitol Breach

The U.S. Capitol Breach on TheThinkingConservative.com includes news and information about the Jan 6, 2020 breach at the U.S. Capitol.

Former Pennsylvania police officer Joseph W. Fischer (R) is accused of scuffling with police inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Lawyers Say Some Jan. 6 Defendants Will Benefit From New Supreme Court Ruling

Supreme Court’s ruling that feds should not have used accounting law to charge Fischer with obstruction of official proceeding will affect other J6 prosecutions.
Activist John Earle Sullivan reacts to the shooting of Ashli Babbitt that he filmed outside the Speaker's Lobby at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Sam Montoya/Special to The Epoch Times)

Man Who Filmed Ashli Babbitt Killing Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

John Earle Sullivan had been convicted in late 2023 of seven Jan. 6 charges. He filmed the shooting of Ms. Babbitt outside the Speaker’s Lobby at the Capitol.
Police officers scatter after an MPD officer misfired a tear gas

Police Left Lower West Terrace Tunnel Doors Unsecured, Giving Protesters Easy Access

Videos were entered into evidence by DOJ in Jan. 6 criminal cases showing that neither set of Lower West Terrace tunnel doors were secured so protestors walked in.

Jan. 6 Committee Deleted Over 100 Files Before Republicans Took Control of House: Congressman

House committee that investigated Jan. 6, 2021, breach of U.S. Capitol deleted more than 100 files before Republicans took majority, according to disclosed docs.

House Republicans Call on Pelosi to Testify About Jan. 6 Security Failures

Two House Republicans are calling on outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi to testify before Congress after a GOP report revealed on Dec. 21 that her staff played a key...

Rep. Greene to Lead GOP Visit to Jan. 6 Defendants in DC Jail

Republican lawmakers sitting on House Oversight Committee are planning to visit the jail holding Jan. 6 defendants in Washington, D.C., media outlets confirmed.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on May 12, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Supreme Court Takes New Step in Jan. 6 Case

Justices issue new directive. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 23 directed the U.S. Department of Justice to reply to a man convicted in the...

Trump Driver Contradicts Jan. 6 Claim From Star Witness

Secret Service agent who was driving SUV with then-President Donald Trump inside on Jan. 6, 2021, refuted the claim that Trump grabbed for the wheel of vehicle.
3 Kansas City metro-area men arrested on federal charges related to attack on U.S. Capitol

Proud Boys Member Who Thwarted Arrest of Fellow Demonstrator on Jan. 6 Sentenced to...

A Kansas man who took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach and prevented the arrest of a fellow demonstrator that day has been sentenced to over 4 years in prison.
Delaware Man, Son Convicted In Capitol Riot

Judge Rebukes DOJ Arguments Against Release of Jan. 6 Defendant

Kevin Seefried, a Jan. 6 defendant seeking to be released from prison was granted in part by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week.
Federal appeals court upholds Couy Griffin's conviction

Appeals Court Upholds Conviction of Jan. 6 Protester

Split panel of judges on U.S. Court of Appeals for DC Circuit upheld conviction of Couy Griffin, former Oklahoma commissioner and founder of Cowboys for Trump.

CIA Deployed Bomb Technicians to Capitol Area on Jan. 6, New Records Show

CIA deployed bomb technicians to assist with a pipe bomb found at DNC headquarters in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 and there were “several CIA dog teams on standby.”