Anonymous ID: 0cffc3 March 2, 2021, 8:58 a.m. No.13086877   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

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A liberal activist from Utah was arrested on Thursday on federal charges that he took part in the riot at the Capitol last week.

 

John Sullivan, 26, founder of a protest group called Insurgence USA, was charged in a criminal complaint with one felony count of interfering with law enforcement in connection with a civil disorder, as well as misdemeanor charges of unlawful entry and disorderly conduct.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/14/liberal-activist-charged-capitol-riot-459553

Anonymous ID: 0cffc3 March 2, 2021, 9:32 a.m. No.13087191   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Trump and some of his closest allies have blamed infiltrators from the left-wing Antifa movement for instigating the violence at the Capitol, despite evidence that the overwhelming bulk of the rioters and protesters were in town to support Trumpโ€™s drive to block certification of the election of President-elect Joe Biden.

 

Trump and his supporters seem certain to seize on Sullivanโ€™s arrest as evidence that the infiltration claim was true. His group claims to oppose police abuse and right-wing violence, while some of his writings echo language used by the anti-fascist movement.

 

Sullivan claimed in news interviews after the riot that he was documenting the events there as a journalist, but prosecutors contend he was a participant in the violence.

 

FBI Special Agent Matthew Foulger said in an affidavit supporting the criminal complaint that a series of statements Sullivan made on video encouraged the lawbreaking.

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/14/liberal-activist-charged-capitol-riot-459553