ToplineFederal authorities arrested a police officer from Pennsylvania on Friday after he allegedly charged at a line of police outside the U.S. Capitol building last month, the latest member of law enforcement accused of participating in the riot. Flags fly near the U.S. Capitol as the perimeter was breached by pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6. Crucial Quote“Well I may need a job,” Fischer wrote in a Facebook message. “Word got out that I was at the rally..lol.”Key BackgroundFischer joins well over 100 people charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, part of a mob intended to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s win. Further ReadingFeds charge Lebanon County cop for participating in Capitol riot (PennLive)

Source: Forbes February 19, 2021 23:37 UTC