Capitol Insurrection Report

This week's episode addresses the attempt by a cohort of "America First" Insurrectionist candidates to remake the Republican Party in the runup to the 2022 midterm elections. Other topics include the Lindell event in Sioux Falls, the latest arrests in the Insurrection cases, the role of volunteer sedition hunters, and the prospect of a continued wave of political violence, as evidenced by the truck bomber at the Library of Congress.

Addressing ongoing disinformation by unindicted co-conspirators in the Capitol Insurrection and also the process at least five Insurrection defendants will undergo to assess their competency to assist counsel in preparing their cases.

Examining the Munchel decision by the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, and how the standard of dangerousness established may not be adequate in the face of the threat of far right political violence. We'll also explore the 8 month sentence awarded to Paul Hodgkins, the first felony defendant to be sentenced for his crimes committed during the Capitol Insurrection.

Outlining what the theory of the public sphere presented by Habermas has to tell us about our current political predicament.

This week's episode examines some of the worst allegations of violence against defendants in the Capitol Insurrection. For comments, feedback or suggestions, follow the show on Twitter @capinsurrep

This week, the Justice Department announced that a Florida man had been arrested, becoming the 500th individual charged federally in the Capitol Insurrection. We'll step back to assess what is known about these defendants to date, and also assess what information revealed in the latest sets of charging documents tells us about what we can expect in what are likely to be hundreds of cases yet to come. Also, the show is now on Twitter, so you can address questions, comments and suggestions @capinsurrep Update: 12 more defendants charged on June 30, the day after this was uploaded. Many more in the pipeline.

In this episode, I examine the Capitol Insurrection in the context of the long history of civil disturbances perpetrated by white mobs in the United States, with special consideration for why these mobs are so often allowed to operate with the expectation of complete impunity.

Exploring the danger that the Republican Party is in the process of becoming an insurrectional Party that will take part in electoral politics, but also use political violence when it is unsuccessful in elections. I'll review 18 defendants who have established ties to the Republican Party and its affiliated institutions. https://youtube.com/c/CommitteeonHouseAdministrationMajority

Exploring the legislative history of the laws under which over half of the Capitol Insurrection defendants have been charged, debunking claims such as those of Representative Clyde of Georgia who minimized the severity of the 1/6 Attack by describing it as tourism, and also an analysis of how it was that laws inspired by Congressional fear of the militant left ultimately are being applied with urgency against the far right.

Consisting of a description of the chauvinistic group "Proud Boys," and their alleged role in the Capitol Insurrection on January 6th, 2021, drawn from the charging documents and published media accounts. Is this the last hurrah of the most important alt-right extremist group in America, or will the Proud Boys somehow continue, despite the fact that most of its leadership is in federal custody?