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Search results for "Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang arrested in Dallas County"

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Threads posts stated on January 29, 2025 in a Threads post:
A Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2025
Instagram posts stated on July 24, 2021 in an Instagram post:
People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months.
By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2021
Jonathon Moseley stated on February 01, 2022 in a TV segment:
“It’s not illegal to go inside the Capitol” as the Oath Keepers and other Jan. 6 rioters did.
By Bill McCarthy• February 4, 2022
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Former President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 23, 2025
Threads posts stated on January 24, 2025 in a Threads post:
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 29, 2025
Cameron Sexton stated on March 30, 2023 in an interview:
Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• April 13, 2023
Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview:
Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
By Eric Litke• February 15, 2021
Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 08, 2021 in a YouTube post:
“The DC looting was staged” by antifa
By Eric Litke• January 8, 2021
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”
By Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2025
Michael van der Veen stated on February 12, 2021 in a speech at the U.S. Senate:
After the Capitol insurrection, “one of the first people arrested was a leader of antifa."
By Daniel Funke• February 12, 2021
Tucker Carlson stated on November 01, 2021 in his documentary series "Patriot Purge":
“Jan. 6 is being used as a pretext to strip millions of Americans, disfavored Americans, of their core constitutional rights.”
By Bill McCarthy• November 2, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
By Bill McCarthy• January 9, 2021
Facebook posts stated on January 06, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”
By Bill McCarthy• January 7, 2021
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News:
“There were no guns whatsoever” at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
By Gabrielle Settles• July 13, 2021
Donald Trump stated on May 18, 2026 in remarks at the White House:
"There's been numerous other occasions over the years” when the federal government created a reserve similar to a new $1.776 billion anti-weaponization settlement fund.
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2026
Liz Oyer stated on April 30, 2025 in a TikTok post:
“President Trump has granted pardons that have wiped out over $1 billion in debts owed by wealthy Americans who have committed fraud and broken the law.”
By Louis Jacobson• June 6, 2025
Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Video footage showing Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi hiding on Jan. 6, 2021, shows the U.S. Capitol attack “was a setup.”
By Madison Czopek• October 17, 2022
Jack Del Rio stated on June 08, 2022 in a press conference:
The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was a dust-up.”
By Samantha Putterman• June 9, 2022
Tucker Carlson stated on March 06, 2023 in a segment on "Tucker Carlson Tonight":
Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.”
By Madison Czopek• March 8, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The Simpsons predicted the Capitol riots
By Samantha Putterman• January 8, 2021

Articles (4108)

Six takeaways from White House insider Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony to Jan. 6 committee

By Jon Greenberg• June 29, 2022

Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories

By Bill McCarthy• November 5, 2021

PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trump’s promises

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2025

FBI investigation of Capitol riot focuses on far-right groups

By Daniel Funke• January 20, 2021

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021

Donald Trump indictment: What to know about 2020 election, Jan. 6 investigation and charges

By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2023

What we know about Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick’s death

By Bill McCarthy• February 22, 2021

Could Jan. 6 rioters face sedition charges? And what would that mean?

By Louis Jacobson• March 24, 2021

How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

By Bill McCarthy• January 18, 2022

As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality

By Bill McCarthy• June 10, 2022

Three-hour delay: A Pentagon-National Guard timeline for Jan. 6

By Louis Jacobson• March 5, 2021

What we know about the Jan. 6 committee's criminal referrals

By Yacob Reyes• December 19, 2022

The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2021

What we know about Dallas incident from Trump’s speech on protests

By Madlin Mekelburg• June 2, 2020

Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 22, 2022

Does getting pardoned equal a confession of guilt, as Dinesh D'Souza claimed?

By Madison Czopek• January 23, 2025

The FBI didn’t orchestrate Jan. 6, but poll shows the false belief has staying power

By Madison Czopek• January 5, 2024

What the House Democrats’ impeachment memo leaves out

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 3, 2021

Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for Pam Bondi, attorney general nominee

By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 15, 2025

Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests

By Bill McCarthy• June 17, 2022