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(CNN) -- Justice Department prosecutors say they have evidence that an alleged rioter who brought a gun to the US Capitol on January 6 was targeting both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
According to a filing Thursday, Guy Reffitt, a member of the Texas Three Percenter militia, "specifically targeted at least two lawmakers -- the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and then-Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell -- whom he sought to physically remove or displace from the Capitol building."
Prosecutors aim to prove the allegation at Reffitt's trial, which is tentatively scheduled for late February. He will be the first January 6 defendant to go to trial, and is facing five federal charges. He has pleaded not guilty, and has been in jail since his arrest in January.
According to court documents, Reffitt drove to Washington, DC, days before the riot, carrying an AR-15 rifle and pistol in his car. Prosecutors say Reffitt wore body armor and carried his pistol and plastic cuff restraints on the Capitol grounds on January 6.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/03/politics/guy-reffitt-targetting-pelosi-mcconnell-january-6/index.html
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Initech
(100,076 posts)He should be concerned with the quality of people he attracts to the MAGA movement, he is not getting the best people. Though he is a garbage person, and his fan base reflects that.
NBachers
(17,110 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,166 posts)llmart
(15,540 posts)I needed that today.
paleotn
(17,917 posts)Spruce up a nice spot in ADX Florence for them. All of them.
No quarter for fascist insurrectionists. None.
rurallib
(62,416 posts)(Pence and McConnell) were on somebody's hit list for the day. Sure would make me wonder what kind of folks I was hanging with. Also make me wonder how expendable I was.........
zaj
(3,433 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Trueblue1968
(17,218 posts)Initech
(100,076 posts)malaise
(269,004 posts)Lock him up as well!
malaise
(269,004 posts)Lock him up as well!