WRONG..... BLM/ANTIFA rioters were trying to take over Portland. They were trying to take over a city or "forming" a new city. They were trying to take over and storm many federal buildings thru out the country. It was organized. They planned nightly attacks on federal/city buildings across the nation... over and over again. Had road blocks (in Portland) and allowed only certain people in and out. It amazes me how facts escape people on this.
J6th is a HUGE BLACK EYE on the country. But when people are stating it was an "insurrection" and "over throw of government. WRONG..... it was a riot that got out of control. It started away from the capital, wasn't planned, was a hand full of bad actors. Many others got charged with TRESPASSING and that is it. Not organized.... etc. It lasted a few hours not days upon days.
To put it very lightly..... J6th was like a bunch of people at a kegger and then few people saying "lets streak the quad" and a bunch of the party goers start towards the quad... with a hand full that get naked and the rest sit around and watch the streaking. That is how j6th unfolded. At a Trump rally, Trump says go protest peacefully at the capital, on the way to the capital others started to come up with their own ideas.... at the capital started peaceful, then turned into a riot. Yeah.... that is basically how it unfolded that day....and ENDED that day. Nothing like the planned summer of love riots, take overs of federal buildings, planned protests, etc.
People who can't see it for what it actually was.... BOTH the Antifa/BLM protests/riots/takeovers and J6th.... are blind to facts. Nobody was charged under the insurrection act (see below). The major ones who got charged with sedation conspiracy stuff..... like mentioned above... the "lets go streak the quad guys".
From WIKI:
January 6, 2021 Capitol Attack — Charges and Convictions
As of January 20, 2025, 1,575 people had been charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack Wikipedia. By the third anniversary, about 1,200 had been found guilty Wikipedia. However, on January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued blanket pardons to nearly all January 6 defendants, commuting their sentences to “time served” for those convicted Wikipedia. This left only 14 people with standing convictions, who were eligible for immediate release Wikipedia.
Charges and Convictions
No one was charged under the federal insurrection statute (18 U.S.C. § 2383) legalclarity.org. Prosecutors instead used other serious charges, such as seditious conspiracy, assault on federal officers, obstruction of an official proceeding, and property destruction legalclarity.org+1.
The most serious charge was seditious conspiracy, carrying up to 20 years in prison. Notable convictions included:
Stewart Rhodes (Oath Keepers founder) — 18 years for seditious conspiracy abcnews.com.
Enrique Tarrio (Proud Boys leader) — 22 years for seditious conspiracy and other felonies abcnews.com.
Hundreds of others pleaded guilty to lesser charges, including assaults on officers, obstruction, and property damage abcnews.com.
Current Status
Most convictions have been pardoned or commuted, so the number of active prison sentences is small Wikipedia.
In summary: While over 1,200 people were charged and many convicted in the years after January 6, 2021, the vast majority of those convictions have been overturned or commuted by pardons, and no one was charged with insurrection under federal law Wikipedia+1.