Editorial

Insurrection update for January 18, 2021

Our update on insurrection and events from January 15 to January 18, 2021.

Published

3 years ago

January 19, 2021

Malcontent News Staff

From Malcontentment Happy Hour, January 18, 2021

A summary of events from January 15 to January 18, 2021

The Seattle Police Department has been rocked by multiple findings of misconduct, use of force violations, and ongoing investigations in the first two weeks of January:

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene is suspended by Twitter on Sunday
Rep Lauren Boebert is facing calls for her resignation, accusations of aiding insurrections, accusations her mother participated in the insurrection, including Rep Steve Cohen stating she saw Boebert providing a tour
More than 125 people arrested and 270 open cases
Arrested – Jenny Cudd
Arrested – Derrik Evans
Arrested – Tim Gionet aka Baked Alaska
Arrested – Jack Jesse Griffith aka Juan Bibiano
Arrested – Emily Hernandez
Arrested – Jenna Ryan
Arrested – Ryan Sanford
Arrested – Timothy L Hale-Cusanelli
Arrested – Daniel A. Baker
Arrested – Lisa Eisenhart
Arrested – Eric Muchel
Impeachment trial could start as early as 1/20/21
President Donald Trump has not identified a legal team and has positioned no defense
Rudy Giuliani and the Trump team go back and forth over the weekend on his role
Kamala Harris resigns from Senate
Alex Padilla (D-CA) will be appointed to Harris’ seat, becoming the first Latino senator from California
John Ossoff to be sworn in as Senator
HHS Secretary Alex Azar resigns and in scathing letter blames Trump for “tarnishing his legacy”
American Thinker issues a full retraction about Dominion Voting Systems stating their story had “no basis in fact”
Michael J. Lindell could be facing a lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems
Two Rocky Mount, Virginia police officers arrested over insurrection participation

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