Capitol Insurrection

White House posts new January 6 account ahead of fifth anniversary

The White House published a new January 6 webpage praising President Donald Trump’s actions, assigning blame to Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, and others ahead of the attack’s fifth anniversary.

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The US Capitol building is pictured at 5:04 pm, five years after the building was overrun by pro-Trump supporters, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

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Police officers stand guard as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington

On This Day in 2021: January 6 US Capitol insurrection riots

Conspiracies surrounding the election, spread and promoted by Trump and many right-wing news outlets, led hundreds of people to surround the US Capitol and destroy federal property.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
General view of the BBC Television studios at Media City in Salford, Britain, March 13, 2023

BBC accused of misleading after whistleblower says broadcaster 'spliced' Trump speech - Telegraph

A BBC Panorama program broadcast before the 2024 election allegedly misled viewers by splicing Trump's speech, making it seem like he incited the Capitol Hill riot.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Street warfare: How organized riots are the future of conflict

The Euromaidan riots lead to the current Russia-Ukraine war. This shows street warfare – organized riots with concrete political objectives – is as geopolitically impactful as open military conflict

MARCH 16, 2022ByMICHAEL STARR
: Anti-government protesters clash with police in Kyiv’s Independence Square, Ukraine.

On This Day: Donald Trump acquitted in second impeachment trial 1 year ago

The impeachment sought to hold Trump responsible for the Capitol insurrection, when his supporters on January 6, 2021 stormed the US Capitol.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022ByAARON REICH
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections

Pence says Trump was wrong that he could have overturned 2020 election

Former US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that Donald Trump was wrong to think Pence could have overturned the result of the 2020 presidential election.

FEBRUARY 4, 2022ByREUTERS
US Vice President Mike Pence officiates as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Aaron Mostofsky, the pelt-wearing son of a Jewish judge, pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges

Mostofsky is the son of Steven (Shlomo) Mostofsky, a Kings County (Brooklyn) Supreme Court Judge and former president of the National Council of Young Israel.

FEBRUARY 3, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
AARON MOSTOFSKY, a supporter of US President Donald Trump, takes a seat away from the action on the second floor of the US Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses last week.

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

Trump stated that Jan. 6 rioters were being treated "so unfairly."

JANUARY 30, 2022ByREUTERS
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

‘Camp Auschwitz’ man at January 6 insurrection pleads guilty to misdemeanor

Packer, who is from Newport News, faces a maximum six-month sentence and $5,000 fine.

JANUARY 29, 2022ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

Voices from the Arab press: Is American democracy doomed to fail?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

JANUARY 20, 2022ByMEDIA LINE
THE US Capitol building is blanketed with snow, in Washington, January 4.

Donald Trump: the American Nero - opinion

WASHINGTON WATCH: Historians have called the Roman emperor Nero tyrannical, self-indulgent and debauched. He is also widely regarded as the worst of all Roman emperors.

JANUARY 12, 2022ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
People hold candles at a vigil at the National Mall in Washington last Thursday as they mark the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection that was carried out by supporters of former president Donald Trump.

US Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic terrorism

The US Justice Department is creating a new unit to counter domestic terrorism in response to domestic violent extremist groups, particularly white supremacists, posing a growing threat to the US.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByREUTERS
US President Joe Biden speaks in Statuary Hall on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2022.

Jan. 6 Capitol rioter likens treatment of conservatives to Jews in Nazi Germany

Texas woman Jenna Ryan, 50, has become something of a political social media personality since her participation in the January 6th US Capitol riot.

JANUARY 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.