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Added on the 10/08/2022 16:23:04 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Guy Reffitt, of Wylie, Texas, was arrested by the FBI on Sunday in connection to the January 6 US Capitol riot. He's one of the hundreds across the country being rounded up for participating in the violent insurrection. But according to a charging affidavit, the 48-year-old oil worker extended his hatred of the government to his own children. The member of the far-right extremist group 'Texas Freedom Force' threatened to kill his son and daughter if they told the FBI he had taken part in the riot. If you turn me in, you're a traitor and you know what happens to traitors … traitors get shot. Guy Reffitt Business Insider reports Riffitt separately told his daughter he'd 'put a bullet' through her phone if she posted about him on social media.
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did not break the law in her handling of emails as secretary of state. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Despite exceeding all expectations and reaching the semi-finals round of the 2016 UEFA Euro football championship, Wales was eliminated last night after their 2-0 loss to Portugal, who now advance to play against either Germany or France in the final match on Sunday. Tempers flared between Portugal and Wales fans in a Lyon fanzone on Wednesday, during the teams' UEFA 2016 European Championship's semi-final.
Residents of Toulouse cool off in a lake in the Reynerie district, as the south of France experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees in some areas. IMAGES
"We today uphold our solemn responsibility to ensure that everyone stands equal before the law," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says during a press conference, after charging former US president Donald Trump with a string of felonies over alleged hush money payments. SOUNDBITE
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