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Over a year ago, two off-duty police officers from a small town in Virginia were charged with storming the U.S. Capitol together. A trial for one of them starts this week. The other could be a key prosecution witness.

The trial of former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson will be the third among hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The first two trials both ended with convictions, although one of those defendants was acquitted of a disorderly conduct charge.

Jury selection for Robertson's trial is scheduled to start Monday in Washington, D.C. One of his former colleagues, Jacob Fracker, was scheduled to join him on trial. Instead, Fracker reached a plea deal and agreed to cooperate with federal authorities.

Fracker pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding, the joint session of Congress that convened Jan. 6 to certify President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.

HAPPENING NOW: DC Police Officer Lt. William Hackerman — a member of the department's riot control team — is testifying in the jury trial of Jan. 6 defendant Thomas Robertson.

DC Police riot officer Noah Duckett testified at length about his experience responding to the siege. Bodycamera footage shown. DC officer Dan Hodges (who was trapped in doorway) was mentioned.. And photo from this angle was shown to jury to conclude testimony

Here's video evidence from the Thomas Robertson trial showing the mob rushing up the stairs on the side of the inauguration platform on Jan. 6.

HAPPENING NOW: Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Fracker — a former VA police officer who pleaded guilty for his role in the riot — is testifying against codefendant TJ Robertson.

"I’ve always been on the other side of things," Fracker says. "The good guys side, so to speak."

Former Virginia police officer Jacob Fracker is continuing his testimony against his former colleague Thomas Robertson this morning.

Fracker said that they weren’t members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, and if they discussed them, they "were probably making fun of them.”

Morning from the D.C. federal courthouse, where the U.S. Marshals are scanning an evidence box containing the stick that former Virginia police officer Thomas Robertson brought into the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Closing arguments soon.

Chaos in the Capitol tunnel on Jan. 6.

Here's police body cam footage introduced as evidence in the Thomas Robertson trial this week.

Jury deliberations continue tomorrow in Jan 6 trial of former Rocky Mount, Va police officer Thomas Robertson

New filing by prosecutors says there's a response to *note from the jury* about a "deadly or dangerous weapon" ==>

BREAKING: Former Rocky Mount, VA police officer Thomas Robertson GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS stemming from the January 6 Capitol attack including obstruction of an official proceeding.

This is the second jury trial and second unanimous guilty verdict in the Jan 6 investigation.

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:43 pm What’s he going to do with his almost 3 dozen new guns?

Will say this for Dustin Thompson: he can fake a phone call with the best of them! Very senatorial.

Dustin Thompson’s lawyer tells
@chrislhayes
that Trump “groomed” his client:

Kendra wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:41 am https:// mobile.twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1514441803990290438

Dustin Thompson’s lawyer tells
@chrislhayes
that Trump “groomed” his client:

Do watch. Would love opinions from the lawyers here.

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 9:01 am

Kendra wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 12:41 am https:// mobile.twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1514441803990290438

Dustin Thompson’s lawyer tells
@chrislhayes
that Trump “groomed” his client:

Do watch. Would love opinions from the lawyers here.

now where did I hear this all over?

must now make Republicans down from a former guy all pedophiles

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 10:10 am How much time is Thomas Robertson likely to get?

US Justice Dept will seek 8 years in prison in Capitol riot case of former Rocky Mount, Virginia police officer Thomas Robertson. Robertson packed a gas mask, food rations, large wooden stick. And feds say he posted selfie in Capitol captioned "I am f***ng PROUD of it."

Kendra wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:06 am Sentencing day says Scott MacFarlane