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Federal officials this week arrested Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs and slapped him with criminal charges for his role in leading the pro-Trump riots that rocked the United States Capitol building on January 6th.
In a criminal complaint released Wednesday, the FBI revealed that it had used footage taken during the Capitol riot to determine that Biggs illegally broke into the building with the intent to "obstruct, influence, or impede an official proceeding before Congress."
<p>Specifically, the FBI claimed that Biggs entered the Capitol within seconds after one of his fellow Proud Boys smashed a glass window and entered the building.</p><p>Biggs, however, told investigators that the doors to the building were already open when he arrived, which is contradicted by footage reviewed by law enforcement officials.</p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1357251/download" target="_blank">The entire criminal complaint can be found here</a>.</p>
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'You're still not getting a pardon': Rudy Giuliani hammered for sucking up to former president Trump
January 20, 2021
Rudy Giuliani tweeted out a celebration of his client -- and now former president -- Donald Trump, and was instantly hit with a round of mockery.
The former president's attorney was deeply involved in two schemes -- an attempted extortion plot involving Ukraine and efforts to overturn the Nov. 3 election -- that got Trump impeached twice, but nonetheless Giuliani insisted that he would be remembered as one of history's greatest.
<p>"As the clouds of hatred recede and time lets the light of reason prevail. History will record Trump as one of our greatest Presidents. Great achievements foreign and domestic, despite unprecedented opposition," Giuliani tweeted. "Thank God for the grace He bestows on the United States of America."</p><p>Other social media users let him have it.</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Delusional<br/>— MegSF (@DreamCrushn) <a href="https://twitter.com/DreamCrushn/status/1351949407151742978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">The clouds are receding because Trump isn't president anymore<br/>— Alex Bates (@CecilCOLiberty) <a href="https://twitter.com/CecilCOLiberty/status/1351949630867709953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">You're still not getting a pardon.<br/>— Pete-Why, yes, I am problematic 😎 💛🍦🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 (@PeteEarthling) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteEarthling/status/1351950716387078146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Fkc Off Criminal<br/>— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelRapaport/status/1351949935957065728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">right to remain silent Rudes<br/>— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1351949747431596032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">You were/are one of the clouds of hatred. 🤡<br/>— ♬♪ (@UnsatiatedBlood) <a href="https://twitter.com/UnsatiatedBlood/status/1351949404836663304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">He's so great he was Impeached twice , lost re-election, lost the house, and lost the Senate.<br/>— S T E P H A N I E M C C A L L (@Stepharooskie) <a href="https://twitter.com/Stepharooskie/status/1351950525567127552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Greatest presidents don't lose the popular vote twice and get bounced after one term.......just saying.....<br/>— Tony Engel (@Veilside_Tony) <a href="https://twitter.com/Veilside_Tony/status/1351952255575011335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">The delusion continues. He is leaving office with the lowest approval rating of a 1-termer since approval ratings began being tracked. Great legacy. 👍<br/>— Kate Bilowitz (@chmpgnsprnva4) <a href="https://twitter.com/chmpgnsprnva4/status/1351949612026793984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div>
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28 Trump officials banned from China for ‘a series of crazy moves’ out of ‘selfish political interests’: report
January 20, 2021
Former officials in the Trump administration were sanctioned by China only minutes after Joe Biden was sworn-in as America's 46th president.
"Over the past few years, some anti-China politicians in the United States, out of their selfish political interests and prejudice and hatred against China and showing no regard for the interests of the Chinese and American people, have planned, promoted and executed a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China's internal affairs, undermined China's interests, offended the Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-U.S. relations," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced.
<p>"The Chinese government is firmly resolved to defend China's national sovereignty, security and development interests. China has decided to sanction 28 persons who have seriously violated China's sovereignty and who have been mainly responsible for such U.S. moves on China-related issues," the spokesperson said. "They include Michael R. Pompeo, Peter K. Navarro, Robert C. O'Brien, David R. Stilwell, Matthew Pottinger, Alex M. Azar II, Keith J. Krach, and Kelly D. K. Craft of the Trump administration as well as John R. Bolton and Stephen K. Bannon."</p><p>"These individuals and their immediate family members are prohibited from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao of China. They and companies and institutions associated with them are also restricted from doing business with China," the spokesperson explained.</p>
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