The Parler video, which was additionally archived by ProPublica, exhibits Antoni strolling away from the group on the west aspect of the Capitol grounds. Tear fuel was within the air, and conservative radio host Alex Jones will be heard talking over a megaphone.
At the moment, police have been struggling to carry off the mob from taking on the inauguration platform. The group had surrounded the constructing however not but entered the Capitol.
Different footage exhibits Antoni on the east aspect of the Capitol constructing, strolling south, away from the constructing.
“These photos present EJ Antoni, a bystander to the occasions of January sixth, observing after which leaving the Capitol space,” White Home spokesperson Taylor Rogers stated in an e-mailed assertion. “EJ was on the town for conferences, and it’s improper and defamatory to counsel EJ engaged in something inappropriate or unlawful.”
The Justice Division’s investigation into the Jan. 6 assault was the most important in its historical past, with prosecutors scouring video proof to establish and cost individuals. The division principally targeted on charging people who entered the Capitol constructing or engaged in aggravating habits outdoors. On his first day in workplace Trump ended the investigation into the Jan. 6 assault, pardoned the entire roughly 1,500 Capitol defendants and commuted the sentences of others.
Trump fired former BLS head Erika McEntarfer earlier this month, suggesting with out proof that she had “rigged” jobs stories for political functions. The president then stated he would nominate Antoni, a frequent visitor on Steve Bannon’s “Struggle Room,” who has lengthy criticized the BLS.
Antoni stated in an interview with Fox Information on Aug. 4, earlier than his nomination, that the company ought to droop issuing the month-to-month job report, as a substitute publishing quarterly knowledge till the stories are extra “correct.”
Antoni will should be confirmed by the Senate to take over the BLS.
Whereas Republicans management the chamber, Jan. 6 has induced points for Trump nominees previously. Trump withdrew his nomination of Ed Martin to take over the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace for the District of Columbia after Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., indicated that Martin’s previous assist for Jan. 6 individuals could be a deal-breaker.
