More than 400 people have been arrested and charged for the raid on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
The charges include obstruction of law enforcement, violence with a deadly weapon, assault, disorderly conduct and unlawful possession of firearms, The Washington Post reported. Previous charges have included assault or impeding an officer with a deadly weapon.
U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga, said “if you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.” Pants on Fire! More than 400 people have been charged in the criminal breach of the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/cvqrTXwmiy
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Pauline Bauer, a resident of Kane, Pennsylvania, is within the group to be charged. She has been charged with the most serious count for obstructing Congress and disorderly conduct while participating with domestic terrorists and former President Donald Trump supporters. The mob vandalized the capitol in an effort to impede the count of presidential votes for Joe Biden.
In the video footage, Bauer can be heard screaming to bring out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be hanged.
“They’re criminals. They need to hang… Bring her out,” Bauer can be heard saying.
Present in virtual court, she wore a grey sweatshirt with the words “Old School Patriot” printed on the front, telling the judge she wanted to represent herself. She faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
William Blauser, Jr., also from Pennsylvania, appeared for court on charges of disorderly conduct and illegally entering a restricted building. He was released on bond along with Bauer.
In New York, John Juran, Traci Sunstrom, Michael Sywak and his son William Sywak were all charged with similar counts after being arrested on Wednesday.
Daniel Warmus, who is from Buffalo New York, appeared in the virtual court after an anonymous tip said he was seen in the Capitol smoking marijuana. Before the judge, he wore a Trump 2020 cap and a “CNN is fake news” sweatshirt.
USA Today has reported a list of several other defendants and more detailed information regarding the nature of their charges.
The criminal complaints showed screenshots from camera footage taken inside and outside the building. The suspects can be seen holding up cellphones while walking through the Capitol’s hallways.
According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 350 people were charged for entering or remaining in a restricted building while 35 have been charged with entering the Capitol with a deadly weapon and 30 others for conspiracy, according to CBS News.
Prosecutors who have called the case unprecedented, said they plan to charge at least 100 more people. The FBI said it is continuing to search for more suspects, according to PolitiFact.
Recently, Republican lawmakers have completely missed the mark in describing the events of the mob attack. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., went as far as to say it was like tourists visiting the government building. He claimed there was no insurrection and that the House floor wasn’t breached despite acknowledging that there were rioters present.
“Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit,” the 57-year-old said in a House hearing on May 12.
Michael Jensen, the principal investigator at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland, responded to Clyde’s wild assertion.
"Normal Capitol visits don’t include individuals armed with zip ties, bear spray, and blunt objects," Jensen said. "Typical Capitol tourists don’t smash windows, loot offices, or deface Capitol property. Those types of things happen during insurrections, which is what Jan. 6 was."