Convicted Jan. 6 Rioter Invited to Pentagon War Briefing

A convicted Jan. 6 rioter was one of the “journalists” picked by Pete Hegseth to attend the defense secretary’s bad-tempered Iran war briefing.

During the violent storming of the Capitol in January 2021, Brandon Straka had yelled “go, go, go” as rioters pushed toward the building, and urged a member of the crowd to seize a police officer’s shield, shouting “take it, take it.”

Brandon Straka during the Capitol riot (L) and at the Pentagon for Hegseth's Iran briefing (R). / U.S. District Court of District of Columbia / X

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