Fortalice Solutions CEO and former CIO for the White House, Theresa Payton, weighed in on the case against Williams, along with the conditions around her alleged thief of the Speaker's computer. "I know from a White House prospective, and the hill has their own CIO, but one of the things we always assumed is that our devices were targets," Payton told WBT's Bo Thompson Morning on Wednesday.
A Pennsylvania woman facing federal charges related to the theft of a laptop from Nancy Pelosi's office during the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol will be released from jail, a federal judge decided Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson released Riley June Williams into the custody of her mother and placed travel restrictions on her until a court appearance in Washington, D.C. on Monday.
Christopher Raphael Spencer participated in the riots incited by President Trump that left at least five people dead. He is now the second person in the Carolinas to face federal charges after Andrew Hatley of Easley, S.C. was accused of forcing his way into a restricted building and engaging in disorderly conduct on the Capitol grounds two weeks ago.
The U.S. Senate Majority Leader's first comments after the House of Representatives led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) impeached Trump for a second time in less than a year. The majority of 232 congress members including ten Republicans, who broke party lines to bring charges against Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riots
“It has come to my attention that there was someone who looks like me at the Capitol," Andrew Hatley said in a Facebook post. "I’d like to set the record straight. I don’t have that kind of motivation for lost causes. I just don’t care enough anymore, certainly not enough for all that.”
While some people went to Washington knowing there was no point of return, others weren't one the same agenda or "down for the cause."
The far right social media site known as an alternative to mainstream options like Facebook and Instagram was offline was nearly 12 hours as of Noon ET on Monday. The official Parler website shows a '403 error', while its app can’t load content.
Outside of the arrests, five people died during Wednesday's events including a Capitol police officer, who was hit in the head by a fire extinguisher by a rioter. A woman was shot and killed by police after disregarding orders by officers and three others died of medical emergencies.
All the diplomats are expected to resign on January 20th anyway. But, it’s one official act that I can take as an individual to say what happened yesterday is wrong. It just is and you can’t be associated with it. My guess is there will be more resignations today, tonight and tomorrow as more folks just look themselves in the mirror and say they can’t be associated with this.”
