By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz | CNNJustice 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. He will be the first January 6 defendant to go to trial, and is facing five federal charges. Prosecutors say Reffitt wore body armor and carried his pistol and plastic cuff restraints on the Capitol grounds on January 6. Other rioters have been accused of hurling threats against lawmakers before, during, and after January 6. Garret Miller, of Texas, is accused of tweeting “Assassinate AOC” and wrote on Facebook about hanging a Black police officer.

Source: CNN December 03, 2021 20:08 UTC