january 6th (oct. 30)

Question 1

domestic terrorism

FBI definition

Answer 1

violent criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as political, religious, social, racial, environmental nature

Question 2

domestic terrorism in the law

Answer 2

there is no single domestic terrorism statute & no specific law to cover conduct

Question 3

seditious conspiracy

possible law to cover insurrectionist act

Answer 3

2+ people in US conspire to destroy/overthrow govt. or levy war against it or to oppose the authority of the execution of any US law
Hasn’t been used for decades/centuries
Wasn’t used for anyone in the white house
– Too political / inappropriate
– Hard to get into the mind of political figures

Question 4

solicitation

possible law to cover insurrectionist act

Answer 4

getting somebody else to commit a crime (obstruction, property destruction, etc.)
trying to get at root behavior at an easily provable way

Question 5

(other) possible law to cover insurrectionist act

Answer 5

• civil disorder
• assault/homicide
• posession of firearms & explosives
• local DC laws (vandalism, trespassing)

Question 6

interstate travel in aid of racketeering

possible law to cover insurrectionist act

Answer 6

group of people traveling across state lines to commit a series of acts that would be crimes (but jan. 6 was a singular event)

Question 7

restricted area violation

possible law to cover insurrectionist act

Answer 7

whoever knowingly enters or remains in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so
doesn’t sent a great message out, lots of elements & prosecutors want simpler stuff

Question 8

Jacob Chansley
(hat guy)

january 6th

Answer 8

• pled guilty to 1 count of obstruction of an official proceeding
• 41 months imprisonment

Question 9

Thomas Webster

january 6th

Answer 9

• retired NYCPD officer & former marine
• got 10 years in prison for role on the 6th
• convicted of 6 charges
• assault, resisting, impeding w/dangerous weapon, civil disorder, etc.

Question 10

the oath keepers

january 6th

Answer 10

• found guilty of seditious conspiracy (best people to get are og instigators)
• electronic messages proved they went into DC with goal of keeping him in office
• Elmer Stewart Rhodes III (leader) got 18 years: conspiracy & obstruction of official proceeding

Question 11

other oath keepers

jaunary 6th

Answer 11

leaders & associates were guilty of conspiracy to & obstruciton of official proceedings and conspiracy to prevent members of congress from discharging their official duties

Question 12

Logan Barnhart

january 6th

Answer 12

• Do you know this person #seditionhunters
• Used to be a model for romance novels & Michigan pipelayer
• Got 3 years in prison for assaulting a cop
• 3 years supervision after release
• Grabbed officer by neck & torso & dragged him into crowd
• Swung flagpole at other officers

Question 13

Peter Schwartz

january 6th

Answer 13

assaulted several police officers & got 23 years