Capitol Insurrection Report – Details, episodes & analysis

On November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested for his participation in the Gunpowder Plot, a scheme by disaffected Catholic terrorists to blow up King James I and his Parliament using 36 barrels of gunpowder in the basement of the House of Lords. It seems oddly fitting that the presidential general election of 2024 is taking place on the 419th anniversary of that date. It seems very likely that the contest will drag on for days or even weeks, but the result may come down to this question: how many Americans just want to blow it all up? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G8vSbD4YHaTmzNcF3zu1fzv75w1Hu1tWPLe9XvfiuqQ/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HIlBqFI4WAk3-ehiqMM3jw_qGT_jmLBpoLXyXGTVfOM/edit?usp=sharing https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/brothers-new-york-arrested-assaulting-law-enforcement-weapon-and-other-charges-during https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/voisine-v-united-states/ https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/21847422/stephen-leigh-voisine/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ballot-boxes-set-fire-portland-vancouver-rcna177611 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/what-happens-to-trump-s-november-sentencing/ar-AA1tkenR?ocid=BingNewsSerp https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-v-trump/?page=2 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/02/jack-smith-trump-election-brief-details-00182287 https://rollcall.com/2024/11/04/outlier-or-early-warning-late-iowa-poll-confounds/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7484kwl55qo https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/24/americans-take-a-dim-view-of-the-nations-future-look-more-positively-at-the-past/ https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-trump-timeline/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-harris-presidential-election-2024-labor-day-151f82b59473d29a448ef1cea9afe471 https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-ballot-counting-rules-2024/62786512

Returning again to the "19th Brumaire Scenario," I examine what documentary evidence there is regarding the "OTR movement" on January 6th, 2021, when the Secret Service informed Trump they would not take him to the Capitol. It is likely that this is a key question for the evidentiary hearings in DC before Judge Chutkan, presuming these actually move forward. Key questions include what Trump's intent was in his plan to go to the Capitol, what he intended to do once there, and the possibility that Trump had intended to lead a "procession" of 10,000 National Guard personnel from the Ellipse to the Capitol as a show of force to cow Congress.

I will discuss the evidence that shows that there are documents cited in the Final Report that have not been uploaded to the GovInfo site for the Committee: though insurrection apologists have asserted this is evidence of obstructing, it seems far more likely that his is evidence that there are materials the Committee thought were vital to any DOJ case that would be brought, and so were reserved for any future prosecution. The identifying information of these witnesses p[rovided by the Committee are listed: there are six anonymized transcripts cited in seven pages of Chapter 7 that may be pivotal. I include selected evidence from the documentary record, mainly the materials cited in the Final Report of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack. This includes some of the 26 documents submitted by the Secret Service and cited in the Report, the transcripts of Max Miller, Katrina Pierson, Tony Ornato, and more.

I will also suggest that, while there's plenty of support for the idea that the USSS under Trump was obstructionist, the documentary evidence supports the idea that there was a "team normal" at the USSS, and these included the persons who ultimately did block the OTR movement. Although the documentary evidence is more scant than one would like, it seems probable that the final decision on the OTR movement was made by Kimberly Cheatle, who was the Assistant Director in charge of the Office of Protective Operations on January 6th, but who since has been promoted to Director.

Some discussion also of the recent events in Butler, Pennsylvania, and how the evidence from January 6th shows that Donald Trump is an extraordinarily uncooperative and difficult person for the Secret Service to protect.

https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-J6-WITHOLDING/

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000021632_00096/pdf/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000021632_00096.pdf

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000030809/pdf/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000030809.pdf

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000021633_00030/pdf/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000021633_00030.pdf

https://archive.org/details/january-6th-committee-witness-testimony-20221129-anthony-ornato-1

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000152321/pdf/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000152321.pdf

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000028929_00001/pdf/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000028929_00001.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/politics/house-gop-january-6-committee-report/index.html

https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/117118/witnesses/HHRG-118-HA06-Wstate-MatthewsE-20240417.pdf

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000208061/pdf/GPO-J6-DOC-CTRL0000208061.pdf

In this episode, I chat with sedition hunter Jewelz about the sedition VIPs who are still at large and apparently uncharged, which is concerning, given the expiration of the 5-year federal statute of limitations on January 6, 2026. I also discuss the recent plea deals of Sidney Powell, Ken Chesebro and Jenna Ellis in the Georgia election interference case in Fulton County. We also catch up on developments in the cases of certain January 6th defendants. I also examine the transcripts from the January 6th Committee for clues regarding Powell’s overall connections to the broader conspiracy to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, in which she is a major node. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.246841/gov.uscourts.dcd.246841.38.0.pdf https://www.bop.gov/policy/progstat/6010_003.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oath-keepers-leader-stewart-rhodes-resist-bidens-presidency-push-trump-to-act/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/kenneth-chesebro-takes-last-minute-plea-deal-in-georgia-election-interference-case/ar-AA1izKpy https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jenna-ellis-former-trump-attorney-with-deep-colorado-ties-pleads-guilty-in-election-case/ar-AA1iN5if https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/sidney-powell-continues-to-peddle-election-conspiracies-despite-guilty-plea/ar-AA1iQlum

 In the intro to this episode, we hear Donald Trump declare the beginning of communism in our country in response to the failure of his own attorneys to request a jury trial in the civil case brought by Leticia James being heard before Judge Engoron. We will then review almost every new criminal defendant charged since the last episode: in the beginning of September, these were mainly AFO defendants, but moved to parading defendants later in the month. The trend of defendants who are connected to other defendants or who displayed organized behavior continued. We then move on to Trump’s request that Judge Chutkan recuse herself based on the idea that her ruling against members of the January 6th mob somehow constituted bias on her part, a motion that she unsurprisingly ruled against. We then move on to another motion in the same case, a motion by the government to impose a protective order to prohibit Trump from threatening witnesses, tampering with the jury pool, and generally attempting to try the case on Fox News and OANN rather than in the courtroom. Trump’s legal team also claimed that the indictment against Trump was itself somehow prejudicial, and the government opposed this claim, and used thew opportunity to offer a very succinct summary of the allegations contained in the indictment. We then move on to the imposition of the gag order on the New York civil case, which was occasioned by Trump’s allegation that the clerk in the case is “Chuck Schumer’s girlfriend.” Next, we move on to the Fulton County case, and the plea agreement reached with Scott Hall, a Georgia bail bondsman who is the brother-in-law of longtime Trump associate David Bossie. Hall has admitted wrongdoing in illegally accessing election equipment in Coffee County, Georgia. Hall is also linked to Sidney Powell and Jeffrey Clark, two other defendants in the Fulton County RICO case: although he is a “small fish,” he is in a very unique vantage point to offer evidence against the alleged conspiracy. Finally, we address the sentencing of Shane Leedon Jenkins, a Texas lifelong felon who has a category VI criminal history who was found guilty of assaulting law enforcement on January 6th, and who was the subject of the second episode of this podcast. The government recommended Jenkins receive 19 years, 8 months in their 42-page sentencing memorandum, but ultimately Jenkins was awarded far less, despuite the fact that he is a grifter whose history begins with killing his stepfather and who is utterly unrepentant, raising over $118,888 from donors who support his criminal activities. 61-Order Denying Recusal - DocumentCloud gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.60.0_2.pdf (courtlistener.com) United States v. TRUMP, 1:23-cr-00257 – CourtListener.com gov.uscourts.dcd.258148.64.0_2.pdf (courtlistener.com) Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada :: 501 U.S. 1030 (1991) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center trump-ny-fraud-ruling.pdf (documentcloud.org) Why a fraud finding is like ‘corporate death penalty’ for Trump (msn.com) Did Judge Kill The Trump Organization? What Fraud Ruling Means For Ex-President’s Business (forbes.com) Trump returns to court for $250 million fraud trial after judge imposes gag order (msn.com) Trump Rages No Jury in Fraud Case 'Beginning of Communism' (mediaite.com) GPO-J6-TRANSCRIPT-CTRL0000082296.pdf (govinfo.gov) CNN Exclusive: Trump operative seen on video in Georgia voting system breach testifies before special grand jury | CNN Politics https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.283580/gov.uscourts.gand.283580.6.18.pdf http://www.senatorligon.com/THE_SENATE%20JUDICIARY%20SUBCOMMITTEE_FINAL%20REPORT.PDF What the Heck Happened in Coffee County, Georgia? | Lawfare (lawfaremedia.org) MM010952 - (Mark Meadows Production), MM010972 (November 3, 2020, Jason Miller group text message to Mark Meadows and David Bossie at 11:53 pm) - Content Details - (govinfo.gov) gov.uscourts.dcd.229273.86.0.pdf (courtlistener.com)

Over the summer of 2023, the pace of arrests quickened once again, with over 8 Capitol attackers arrested on average every week. These arrests included a great many individuals who assaulted police on January 6th, 2021, and a number of VIP defendants. We will catch up on these cases, and review a few other developments, including news that Molly Michael is offering evidence against Trump in the stolen documents case. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.259850/gov.uscourts.dcd.259850.5.0.pdf https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-wrote-lists-assistant-white-house-documents-marked/story?id=103226113 https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/political-information-10-1945.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/17/fbi-agents-testify-security-clearances/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjE2MzAyMDkwIiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY4NDM4MjQwMCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY4NTY3ODM5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjg0MzgyNDAwLCJqdGkiOiI1MTIyNWNjZC1hMjdlLTQwOGUtOWQ1Zi1jYjlmZDM0ZTc2YTkiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyMy8wNS8xNy9mYmktYWdlbnRzLXRlc3RpZnktc2VjdXJpdHktY2xlYXJhbmNlcy8ifQ.04N4JVU47bSF8sx4R38s1b0bQ5GKACIoLbbiCJP7kiw https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/ https://www.rawstory.com/cindy-chafian-2657493858/ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/File:CTRL0000034601_-_Transcribed_Interview_of_Cindy_Chafian,_(October_28,_2021).pdf https://www.rawstory.com/cindy-chafian/ https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/31/politics/alex-jones-rally-organization-efforts/index.html

We begin with the bombshell revelation that Trump's main fake elector attorney, Kenneth Chesebro, was on Capitol grounds on January 6th, following Alex Jones, Trump's stand-in, and appearing to send messages to persons unknown, for over an hour. Other topics include the Fulton County indictment, the surrender of Trump and his 18 co-defendants, the Coffee County data breach, the threat to the community posed by Trump and other January 6th defendants, and the decision by violent convicted gang member Christopher Worrell to become a fugitive from justice, rather than to attend his sentencing. The episode concludes with a reading of my transcription of Trump's comments on Tuesday, August 22, when Trump hosted the "Patriot Freedom Project" at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. In his comments, Trump claimed that the January 6th Attack was led by BLM and Antifa, while pledging his devotion and love for January 6th defendants, apparently to include white supremacists, gang members and violent criminals, but somehow excluding the BLM and Antifa members who he claims were behind the January 6th attack, even though he won't identify which defendants were BLM or Antifa. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/kenneth-chesebro-alleged-architect-of-fake-electors-plot-followed-alex-jones-around-capitol-grounds-on-january-6th/ar-AA1frglK https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/06/30/behind-bidens-2020-victory/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-the-full-georgia-indictment-against-trump-and-18-allies https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/attorney-for-trump-s-personal-valet-denies-conflicts-in-classified-docs-case/ar-AA1fscdZ https://twitter.com/capitolhunters/status/1692565572536402067 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-was-indicted-georgia-trump-18-co-conspirators-fulton-county/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/georgia-election-indictment-highlights-wider-attempts-illegally-access-102291944 https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/21/politics/colorado-elections-breach/index.html https://www.npr.org/2023/08/01/1142599350/deperno-michigan-voting-machine-breach-charges https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-bond-200000-fulton-county-georgia-case/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66529579 https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/07/31/fulton-da-reports-threats-urges-staff-stay-safe-ahead-trump-decisions/ https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194471162/trump-indictment-fulton-county-grand-jurors-threats https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/16/pattern-to-attack-the-prosecutors-trump-vs-fulton-county-da-willis/70595855007/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-bemoans-travesty-of-justice-after-georgia-arrest-and-mugshot/ar-AA1fK2Jl https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/proud-boy-turned-jan-6-fugitive-now https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-district-of-columbia-capitol-siege-b944fd79b8e132f633bfb0111adfaba8 https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/23/politics/trump-fundraiser-january-6-defendants/index.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-schedules-trump-codefendant-ken-chesebro-for-october-trial-in-racketeering-case/ar-AA1fJqzA

Donald Trump has now been charged with four felony counts for his scheme to defraud the US, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy to deprive voters of the right to vote and to have their votes counted. In this episode, I examine the indictment, the identity of Trump's co-conspirators, and also selections from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack depositions of fake electors and others involved in the conspiracy to obstruct the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 presidential election. I also examine the prospect of state-level charges against the fake electors and others, as well as the ongoing terrorist threat illustrated by the example of Craig Robertson, a Trump supporter who was shot by the FBI at his home in Provo, Utah while they were raiding his home as a result of his threats against President Biden, Alvin Bragg, and others. https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/co-conspirator-6-trump-2020-election-indictment-rcna98014 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-are-the-co-conspirators-in-the-trump-indictment/ https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1192129237/should-trump-trial-be-televised https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/jack-smith-donald-trump-pac-00110279 https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-fake-election-documents-michigan-dana-nessel-1284781/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/politics/michigan-fake-electors/index.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/06/georgia-probe-eight-fake-electors-immunity-deals-trump/70190884007/ https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20493986/nara-records-regarding-invalid-elector-slates-nara-21-0174-a.pdf https://crooksandliars.com/2023/07/michigan-fake-elector-i-was-duped-trump https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-fake-electors-scheme-corrupt-plan-indictment-101936714 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-09/twitter-fined-350-000-in-secret-doj-fight-over-trump-records#xj4y7vzkg https://airmail.news/issues/2023-8-12/legal-weasel https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/fulton-county-timeline-fani-willis-likely-to-present-trump-case-to-grand-jury-next-week/ https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/utah-shooting-fbi-biden-threats-rcna99106

This episode consists mainly of a close reading of "Planned in Plain Sight: A Review of the Intelligence Failures in Advance of Januart 6th, 2021," a report written by the majority staff of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, chaired by Senator Gary Peters. This report offers the best look yet at the failures of the FBI and DHS I&A in the runup to January 6th, building on the work of the House Select Committee--although it certainly also has its own issues, failing to really assign any responsibility to Christopher Wray or Chad Wolf. Also discussed: the acquittal of onstage Judas James Beeks by Judge Mehta, the strange story of Taylor Taranto, the conviction on all counts of Trump appointee Federico Klein, the charging of 16 fraudulent Trump electors by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, and the possibility of a grand jury indictment of Donald Trump by the DC grand jury investigating the obstruction of the peaceful transfer of power on January 6th, 2021. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/former-jesus-christ-superstar-actor-acquitted-jan-6-charges-rcna93956 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59731868/united-states-v-caldwell/?page=2 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/georgia-man-arrested-in-relation-to-jan-6-u-s-capitol-breach/ar-AA1dSBDc https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article277292548.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/centre-county-man-faces-january-6th-charges/ar-AA1dAd0p https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sedition-hunters-capitol-attack-jeff-smith-trump-riot_n_6117e45fe4b01da700f646dd https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67545209/united-states-v-taranto/ https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/230627_HSGAC-Majority-Report_Jan-6-Intel.pdf https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Internal%20Review%20Report%2020210930.pdf?ref=foreverwars.ghost.io https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/21028-07 https://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/examining-the-january-6-attack-on-the-us-capitol-wray-061521 https://www.axios.com/2023/07/21/trump-appointee-federico-klein-jan-6-guilty https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/trump-grand-jury-witness-executive-privilege-00107442

Mainly consisting of a reading of Appendix 1 of the Final Committee Report, which gives a very perfunctory depiction of "intelligence failures" in the runup to January 6th. Also an interview with artist and illustrator Brian Michael Weaver, whose careful research and satirical style are both evident in his "Insurrection Maze!" artwork, a work of comic art that would be the perfect gift for anyone interested in the January 6th attack. We will also review the developments in the invesyigation by Special Counsel Jack Smith, including a selection of readings from the Committee transcript of Mike Roman, a key organizer of the fake elector plot who has been reported as accepting a cooperation deal. Roman is uniquely situated to offer evidence regarding a wide range of potential targets, and also on how the fake elector scheme morphed into a conspiracy to obstruct the certification of electoral votes. https://www.brianmichaelweaver.com/ https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/doj-asks-to-dismiss-charges-against-magalumberjack-dillon-herrington-mobile-alabama-speedy-trial-lucas-denney-christopher-kelly-january-6/65-6ed270cc-1187-4d00-9de2-c1aa1f0d329b https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67503040/united-states-v-herrington/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.256518/gov.uscourts.dcd.256518.7.0.pdf https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-classified-documents-case-special-counsel-requests-december-trial/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/politics/trump-documents-cannon-hearing-july/index.html https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/SEB2020-059%20ROI%20redacted.pdf https://news.yahoo.com/giuliani-ordered-pay-georgia-election-205815524.html https://www.chron.com/news/article/trump-lawyer-rudy-giuliani-interviewed-in-jan-6-18174184.php https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/exclusive-special-counsel-trades-immunity-for-fake-elector-testimony-as-jan-6-probe-heats-up/ar-AA1cWPyn https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/11/29/hyvy-n29.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-capitol-agent-idUSKCN2AV2XC https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-riot/ex-fbi-supervisor-assaulted-officers-on-jan-6-shouted-kill-em-as-rioters-attacked-police-line-feds/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/ibrahim-mark-sami https://wtop.com/dc/2023/05/wtop-interview-dc-police-chief-robert-contee-shares-why-hes-leaving-after-33-years/ https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2023-01-05/lynx-software-technologies-appoints-ryan-d-mccarthy-former-secretary-of-the-u-s-army-to-its-board-of-directors-lcj6y5vk https://t.co/vjAKJjLXuN https://news.yahoo.com/capitol-police-said-jan-6-151811832.html

Mainly consisting of a reading of the 37-count indictment of Donald Trump and Waldine Nauta, on the occasion of their arraignment in Miami. Other topics include the resumption of arrests of January 6th suspects, including some who had inexplicably not been charged long after identification, such as Mr. Show actor Jay Johnston and Long Island funeral home director Peter Moloney, #BlackBonoHelmet. Also discussion of the court finding that former Oath Keepers General Counsel Kelleye SoRelle is not competent to stand trial, and Trump's difficulties obtaining and retaining criminal attorneys. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-charge-bobs-burgers-arrested-development-actor-jan-6-capitol-riot-rcna88135 https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/california-man-arrested-felony-charge-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0 https://www.thedailybeast.com/actor-jay-johnston-banned-from-bobs-burgers-over-capitol-riot https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/trump-lawyers-quit-classified-documents-case.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ny-funeral-home-owner-arrested-jan-6-sleuths-ided-rcna88111 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.256180/gov.uscourts.dcd.256180.1.1.pdf https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/oath-keepers-attorney-deemed-not-competent-to-stand-trial-lawyers-say-kellye-sorelle-stewart-rhodes-militia-january-6-capitol-riot/65-70bcd4a6-a1ff-471e-bd96-97fec4ede855 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/trump-lawyers-quit-classified-documents-case.html https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.pdf