Under the administration of President Joe Biden, the Department of Justice made public on Tuesday the unsealing of documents that revealed the arrest of an individual in relation to the incident that occurred on January 6, 2021 at the United States Capitol.
During an altercation in the Lower West Terrace corridor, law enforcement apprehended a Kentucky resident on suspicion of participation in the group that unlawfully entered the Capitol on that day. According to court documents, Barry Saturday allegedly witnessed the theft of a police shield by a rioter with jubilation as he was present during the assault on Capitol-protecting law enforcement officers.
Under the administration of President Joe Biden, the Department of Justice made public on Tuesday the unsealing of documents that revealed the arrest of an individual in relation to the incident that occurred on January 6, 2021 at the United States Capitol.
Based on the affidavit, law enforcement officials observed Saturday’s advance towards the police line while rioters attempted to penetrate and obtain access to the premises during the altercation with the police.
According to court documents, after being subjected to pepper spray and then forced to exit the tunnel, the individual in question was observed intentionally following two lone police officers who had been drawn into the gathering before rejoining the group at the tunnel entrance.
“FBI officials say they used a facial comparison tool to match up Saturday’s pictures with his Twitter account and a photo of him on the Lexington Herald-Leader news website. They then found that Saturday had actually been interviewed by the FBI three times before in 2018 and 2019 when he was reporting that he was a victim of some kind of cyber intrusion, according to officials. The FBI never found such evidence on Saturday’s devices, but agents who interviewed him during those appearances confirmed that he was the individual depicted in photos from the riot,” ABC News reported.
“They further confirmed his identity through his public social media photos and driver’s license photograph, as well as information obtained via search warrant from his cell phone, according to charging documents,” the outlet added.
Under the administration of President Joe Biden, the Department of Justice made public on Tuesday the unsealing of documents that revealed the arrest of an individual in relation to the incident that occurred on January 6, 2021 at the United States Capitol.
Former President Donald Trump has recently faced indictment once again, as a result of the investigation conducted by Special Counsel Jack Smith into the events surrounding the incident that occurred at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6th.
Fox News reports, “This is the second federal indictment the former president faces out of Smith’s investigation. Trump, who leads the 2024 GOP presidential primary field, has already pleaded not guilty to 37 counts related to his alleged improper retention of classified records from his presidency.”
In the aforementioned investigation, Donald Trump faces multiple allegations, including deliberate retention of classified national security information, participation in a conspiracy to obstruct justice, and dissemination of fraudulent statements. In addition, he was charged with three additional counts in a superseding indictment issued last Friday in connection with the same investigation.
This is the second time in the history of the United States that an ex-president has been charged in a federal criminal investigation.
“This is nothing more than the latest corrupt chapter in the continued pathetic attempt by the Biden Crime Family and their weaponized Department of Justice to interfere with the 2024 Presidential Election, in which President Trump is the undisputed frontrunner, and leading by substantial margins,” a Trump campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“But why did they wait two and a half years to bring these fake charges, right in the middle of President Trump’s winning campaign for 2024? Why was it announced the day after the big Crooked Joe Biden scandal broke out from the Halls of Congress?” the spokesperson added.
“The answer is, election interference!” the spokesperson said. “The lawlessness of these persecutions of President Trump and his supporters is reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s, the former Soviet Union, and other authoritarian, dictatorial regimes.”
“President Trump has always followed the law and the Constitution, with advice from many highly accomplished attorneys,” the spokesperson continued. “These un-American witch hunts will fail and President Trump will be re-elected to the White House so he can save our Country from the abuse, incompetence, and corruption that is running through the veins of our Country at levels never seen before.”
The spokesperson concluded: “Three years ago, we had strong borders, energy independence, no inflation, and a great economy. Today, we are a nation in decline. President Trump will not be deterred by disgraceful and unprecedented political targeting!”
Multiple reports indicate that former President Trump has been formally charged with multiple offenses, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights.