January 8, 2021

 







President Trump initially resisted taping his video message acknowledging his election loss but agreed to after the White House counsel warned him he could face legal charges,





Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower, but the offer was declined.




House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed she spoke to the chair of the joint chiefs about 'restricting' President Trump's access to the nuclear codes.





President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy got into a 'screaming match' Wednesday as pro-Trump rioters attacked Capitol Hill.





Speaking on Good Morning America , AG Karl Racine said his office was in the process of identifying dozens of people who were seen breaching the Capitol.





Friday's figures from the Labor Department suggest that employers have rehired roughly all the workers they can afford to after having laid off more than 22 million in the spring.



For the next 30 days, 6,200 members of the National Guard from six states will support Capitol Police, and tall 'unscalable' metal fences will remain in place around the Capitol building.




The DoJ announced on a call with reporters on Friday afternoon that 13 people had been charged including Richard Barnett, 60. Barnett was charged with unlawful entry. He was taken into custody at his home in Little Rock, Arkansas. It's unclear where he now is or if he'll be extradited but he is in custody.


Some of the MAGA mob rioters who stormed the US Capitol smeared their own poo throughout the building and left brown 'footprints' in their wake, a source has said.





Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell's 'wild accusations' that the company rigged the election.