FBI launches flurry of arrests over attacks on journalists during Capitol riot

[reACTIONary]

Source: Washington Post, July 3, 2021 at 6:00 a.m. EDT

Nearly six months after the U.S. Capitol riot, the Justice Department has begun arresting a new category of alleged criminals — those who attacked reporters or damaged their equipment as journalists documented the violence perpetrated by supporters of President Donald Trump.

Shane Jason Woods of Illinois was charged with engaging in violence on the Capitol grounds Jan. 6, as well as assaulting a law enforcement officer. Authorities say Woods was caught on video knocking down a cameraman.

FBI agents arrested a Covington, Va., man for allegedly destroying journalists’ equipment. Joshua Dillon Haynes was charged with smashing their gear outside the Capitol and bragging about it in a text to a friend.

Court papers filed in the “attacks on media” cases suggest that charging someone with assaulting a journalist or vandalizing their equipment is a bit more complex than other rioting charges. There is no federal law specifically against attacking a journalist, so the Justice Department has charged those who went after reporters or their gear on Jan. 6 with committing violence in the restricted grounds of the Capitol, or destroying property on the Capitol grounds. More such arrests are expected, according to officials.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-riot-media-attacks/2021/07/02/8af871d2-daa7-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html

[Mysterian]

1. I hope these are felonies

and the assholes lose their guns.

[sheshe2]

2. K&R

[underpants]

3. Shirtless man says in front porch interview that he's working things out with the courts

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215580413

Link to tweet

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[oldsoftie]

4. GOOD! Get 'em ALL if they attacked anyone

Half wits

[CrispyQ]

5. Kick!

Here is the NYTimes compilation of video they've collected over the last six months. They included floor plans of the Capitol building & the outer grounds & showed where the breaches occurred—there were eight! They captioned most of what was shouted so you could tell what the rioters were saying/chanting. It's all laid out chronologically. It's very informative & worth watching the entire 40 minutes.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007606996/capitol-riot-trump-supporters.html

As one DUer pointed out, the only thing they didn't show was the Trump clan watching the riot play out on TV.