Federal prosecutors said a New York man was arrested on several charges this weekend for his role in the deadly riot by a pro-Trump crowd at the US Capitol earlier this month and for allegedly discussing the assassination of the mayor. Nancy Pelosi
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According to the press release from the US District Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Dominic “Spaz” Pezzola, 43, was arrested and charged on Friday for illegal entry, destruction of government property and obstruction of an official case for his alleged criminal activities in the January 6 riot.
A statement supporting a criminal complaint against Pezzola claimed that he had obtained illegal entry to the Capitol building using a shield from the US Capitol Police to break a window.
After entering the building, Pezzola was reportedly caught on film smoking a cigar inside, the statement said, and “saying words in the sense of ‘victory smoke on the Capitol, boys. This is f — ing incredible. I knew we could take this mother —- er [if we] just tried enough. ‘”
Pezzola allegedly bragged about criminal activities afterwards and claimed along with others that he “would have killed anyone they laid hands on, including Mayor, Nancy Pelosi, and Vice President Michael Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard PenceTrump tells advisers never to mention Nixon after comparisons that McConnell was about to give Trump political power lessons for the last time. Lawmakers warned police of possible attack before siege MORE”, States the statement, citing the allegations contained in the deposition.
Pezzola also, according to the testimony, was seen attending other rallies in Washington last month that “included individuals wearing clothes consistent with the ‘Proud Boys'”, the statement said.
The District of Columbia Public Prosecutor is processing the case together with the Counterterrorism Section of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division. The FBI’s Buffalo Field Office, Albany Field Office and Washington Field Office are also investigating the case.
Friday’s arrest is one of several related to the January 6 riots that have occurred in recent days.
Thousands of supporters of the president flocked to the district that week to oppose the results of the November elections amid the certification of votes then scheduled by Congress by the Electoral College stating that the president-elect Joe Biden
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At the time, President Trump
Donald TrumpCIA, CIA chief, threatened to resign due to pressure to install loyal Trump as a deputy: Azar report in farewell letter says Capitol riot threatens to “tarnish” administration achievements Justice Department argues that Trump should get immunity from prosecutor’s case of rape he told his supporters in a speech outside the White House to march to the Capitol.
“If you don’t fight like the devil, you won’t have a country anymore,” he said during the speech, in which he repeated the disputes over the election he has made since the dispute was called to Biden in November.
Weeks before the riot, the president also invited his supporters to meet in the country’s capital as Congress prepared to certify the Electoral College’s vote.
“Big protest in DC on January 6th. Be there, it will be wild! ”He tweeted on December 19th.
Trump was impeached for the second time this week due to the mutiny, after the chamber voted to approve an article with bipartisan support accusing him of “deliberately inciting violence against the United States government”.
The article now goes to the Senate, where Trump’s second impeachment trial will be held, just like the last time.