一名纽约男子,与誓言守卫者民兵组织和前总统有联系唐纳德·特朗普的长期顾问罗杰·斯通已被逮捕,并被指控与1月6日国会大厦暴乱有关。
罗伯特·米努塔,来自纽约纽堡,被拍到在录像1月6日上午,美国广播公司新闻部在华盛顿特区一家酒店外的罗杰·斯通旁边首次发现了这一发现。
视频中可以看到Minuta与石头站在一起戴着棒球帽,穿着印有誓言守护者标志的军用背心。
米努塔在当天晚些时候被发现出现在接近国会大厦的人群中,他被指控阻碍国会和非法进入。
根据指控文件,米努塔和其他与誓言守卫者有关联的人闯入了美国国会大厦,在那里,米努塔严厉斥责和嘲笑负责保护国会大厦和国会大厦内代表的美国国会大厦警察。
这位官员告诉美国广播公司新闻,美国联邦调查局周六在纽堡逮捕了米努塔。
2月,米努塔的妻子向美国广播公司(ABC News)证实,她的丈夫在起义当天去了国会大厦,但表示他从未进入过国会大厦。
他是“国会大厦外的另一个爱国者”...她说。
周一试图联系她,但没有成功。
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在一段视频画面中,唐纳德·特朗普的长期顾问罗杰·斯通出现在华盛顿的一栋大楼外
逮捕发生在司法部继续追捕参与1月6日国会大厦袭击的个人之际。数十名与极端组织有联系的人因其所扮演的角色被逮捕,其中包括至少五名与誓言守卫者有关联的人,其中三人被指控犯有阴谋罪。
美国联邦调查局(FBI)在一份提交给法院的文件中表示,誓言守卫者的一些成员“采取措施计划一项行动,以阻止、推迟和阻碍国会对选举团投票的认证”。"
斯通在对美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说,他不知道米努塔,也“在他被早期媒体报道指参与国会大厦的非法活动之前,他不熟悉自己的名字。”斯通说:“如果他真的是在我访问华盛顿DC期间自愿提供安全保障的人之一,我并不知道。”。
这位共和党的长期工作人员坚称,他“在1月6日的事件中没有发挥任何作用”,并一再表示,他“直到那天下午去杜勒斯机场之前,从未离开过我住的酒店”。他还谴责了将他周围的人的动机归咎于他的企图。
斯通还说,虽然他承认宣誓看守人在1月5日为他提供了安全保障,“但这并不能以任何方式提供证据或证据”,证明他参与了或事先知道“1月6日在国会大厦的非法行为”。
“我甚至不能告诉你那些自愿为我提供安全保障的人的名字,因为我和我的家人面临许多威胁,”斯通以前告诉美国广播公司新闻。
众所周知,宣誓人提供石头的安全在他访问华盛顿期间。今年1月,有报道称,在袭击国会大厦的前一天,民兵成员与斯通一起旅行,因为特朗普的忠实者帮助为“停止偷窃”活动奠定了基础,该活动旨在为总统关于2020年选举被操纵的虚假说法提供一个论坛。
Authorities arrest Oath Keeper seen with Trump adviser Roger Stone on morning of insurrection
A New York man with ties to the Oath Keepers militia group and former PresidentDonald Trump'slongtime adviser Roger Stone has been arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Roberto Minuta, of Newburgh, New York, was seen in avideofirst unearthed by ABC News flanking Roger Stone on the morning of Jan. 6 outside a Washington, D.C., hotel.
In the video, Minuta can be seenstanding with Stonewearing a baseball hat and military-style vest branded with the Oath Keeper logo.
Minuta, who was spotted on video later that day in the gathering crowd approaching the Capitol, has been charged with obstruction of Congress and unlawful entry.
"Minuta and others affiliated with the Oath Keepers breached the U.S. Capitol grounds, where Minuta aggressively berated and taunted U.S. Capitol police officers responsible for protecting the Capitol and the representatives inside of the Capitol," according to charging documents.
The FBI arrested Minuta in Newburgh on Saturday, the official told ABC News.
In February, Minuta's wife confirmed to ABC News that her husband had gone to the Capitol on the day of the insurrection, but said that he never went inside the Capitol building.
He was "another patriot outside the Capitol Building ... standing up for freedom," she said.
Attempts to reach her Monday were unsuccessful.
The arrest comes as the Department of Justice continues to pursue individuals who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Dozens of individuals with ties to extremist groups have been arrested for their role, including at least five people associated with the Oath Keepers -- three of whom have been charged with conspiracy.
The FBI said in one court filing that some members of the Oath Keepers "took steps to plan an operation to stop, delay, and hinder Congress' certification of the Electoral College vote."
Stone, in a statement to ABC News, said that he does not know Minuta, nor was he "familiar with his name prior to his being identified in earlier media stories where it was alleged that he was involved in illegal events up at the Capitol.""If he was indeed among those who volunteered to provide security while I visited Washington DC I was unaware of it," Stone said.
The longtime GOP operative has maintained that he played "no role whatsoever in the Jan. 6 events" and has repeatedly said that he "never left the site of my hotel until leaving for Dulles Airport" that afternoon. He has also decried attempts to ascribe to him the motives of the people around him.
Stone also said that while he has acknowledged that the Oath Keepers provided security for him on Jan. 5, "that does not in any way provide proof or evidence" that he was involved in or had advance knowledge "of the illegal acts at the Capitol on January 6."
"I could not even tell you the names of those who volunteered to provide security for me, required because of the many threats against me and my family," Stone previously told ABC News.
Oath Keepers were known to be providingsecurity for Stoneduring his D.C. visit. Reports surfaced in January that militia members were traveling with Stone on the day before the Capitol assault as the Trump loyalist helped set the stage for the "Stop the Steal" events that were intended to give a forum to the president's false claims that the 2020 election had been rigged.