Dozens of Capitol rioters on FBI Terrorism Watch List

Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- Dozens of people on an FBI terrorist watch list were in Washington, D.C., on January 6th, when President Donald Trump incited a violent mob of insurrectionists to attack the Capitol.

According to The Washington Post, most of the rioters flagged by the national Terrorist Screening Database are white supremacists.  The FBI says more than 100 insurrectionists have been arrested so far, with more than 200 other suspects identified. 

Among the latest arrests are Kevin Seefried, who was photographed carrying a Confederate battle flag through the halls of Congress; former U.S. Olympic medalist Klete Keller, who wore his Olympic swim team jacket to the riots; and Robert Sanford, a retired firefighter who was filmed throwing a fire extinguisher at Capitol Police officers, striking three of them in the head.

In related news, the Arizona lawyer for rioter Jacob Anthony Chansley said he will seek a pardon from President Trump.  Chansley faces charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct after he was filmed posing shirtless, wearing buffalo horns and holding a spear on the Senate dais. 

In a court filing unveiled Thursday, federal prosecutors in Phoenix wrote that Chansley left a note for Vice President Mike Pence reading: “It’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”  They added, “Strong evidence, including Chansley’s own words and actions at the Capitol, supports that the intent of the Capitol rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States government.”