Continuing Fallout from the Insurrection in D.C

Last Wednesday, a violent insurrection in D.C. was led by extremists loyal to Trump. This week, law and order kicks in on multiple fronts to condemn and arrest those who instigated the various domestic terrorism plots and participated in the mob-turned-insurrection.

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Pro-Trump rally attendees outside the Capitol in Washington D.C, January 6th, 2021. Image by Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Image

Last week a violent insurrection in D.C. was led by extremists loyal to Trump. The deadly siege of the Capitol Building continues in its fallout.

This week, law and order kicks in on both political and private company fronts to condemn or arrest those involved.

So far:

The House of Representatives

has announced that it may begin the Impeachment process of President Trump tomorrow, Monday January 11th, if Trump does not willingly resign from office due to his direct role in leading the violence.

The FBI

has all 56 of its field offices working around the clock to identify and arrest rioters. The extensive use of social media, live streams, and photos by rioters has given agents a hefty load of information to investigate. Currently, 13 individuals are facing federal crime charges.

Airlines

are cracking down on negligent behavior on flights and in airports. Pro-Trump D.C. rioters returning home are acting with unruly and dangerous behavior, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Pope of the Catholic Church

weighed in on the insurrection, saying "“This must be condemned, this movement, regardless of the people” involved." “in the most mature reality, there is always something that doesn’t work, people who take a path against the community, against democracy and against the common good," AP reports.

Private Tech Giants

Apple, Google, and Amazon have all condemned and rejected Parler, the right-wing social media app. Parler was the main platform by which the violent insurrection in D.C. was planned out, and members recruited.

• Apple pulled Parler from its app store on Friday, citing that the app's company " had not sufficiently policed its users’ posts, allowing too many that encouraged violence and crime"

• Google followed suite for the same reasoning

• Amazon, who owns the hosting site that Parler's website operates from, has booted Parler from the web-hosting-service as of Saturday. If Parler fails to find a new willing hosting service by tonight (Sunday the 10th), Parler as an app platform is effectively curtailed.

Twitter has banned Trump

Twitter released a blog post about its policy decision to ban Trump permanently due to his proclivity to incite violence using their platform and concern that he will do so again following the pro-Trump insurrection in D.C. Relatedly, Reddit has banned the subreddit r/donaldtrump.