Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer who testified about the January 6th insurrection, is running for Congress. He has raised a significant amount of money and has received endorsements from prominent Democrats such as Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff. However, he faces criticism from some old colleagues who have accused him of being a self-serving show horse. Dunn’s campaign is focused on protecting democracy and reproductive rights.
Isreal Easterday, a Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a Confederate battle flag during the January 6th riot, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for pepper spraying two Capitol police officers. The officers, Joshua Pollitt and Miguel Acevedo, were partially blinded for hours after the attack. Easterday, who was 19 at the time, argued that he did not fully understand the significance of the Confederate flag and that he had been sheltered from the outside world. However, prosecutors argued that Easterday’s actions were motivated by the desire to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The judge cited Easterday’s youth as a reason for the lighter sentence but emphasized the seriousness of the attack on the Capitol and the potential for similar incidents in the future.
