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January 29, 2021

"Brazen, Entitled, Dangerous": Capitol Rioter Who Looted House Speaker's Office Denied Bail
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An Arkansas man who boasted to reporters about looting the office of
House Speaker Pelosi on January 6th will remain behind bars while he
awaits trial. On Thursday Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell denied
bail to Richard Barnett, who infamously posed for photos with his feet
on Pelosi's desk and later showed off mail he'd stolen from her office.
Judge Howell blasted Barnett as "brazen", "entitled", "dangerous", and
"a braggart" who showed a total disregard for the law and the U.S.
constitution. She added, "We're still living here in D.C. with the
consequences of the violence in which this defendant is alleged to have
participated. I can still see heavily armed National Guard troops
patrolling from my window." 


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