- Richard Michetti has been charged with trespassing at the Capitol.
- The Pennsylvania man was reported by his ex-girlfriend after calling her an “ idiot. ”
- She provided text messages and videos to the FBI.
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A Pennsylvania man was released by his ex-girlfriend after trying to stop Congress from recognizing President Joe Biden’s election victory, according to court documents.
The woman may have decided to tip the police after being insulted.
“If you can’t see the election stolen, you’re an idiot,” Richard Michetti texted his ex-girlfriend, according to the charges. “This is our country, do you think we live like kings because no one has sacrificed anything?”
[T]he vote was fraud and trumps won, but they won’t check the votes, ”he added.
Michetti’s former partner delivered text messages and videos to the FBI a day after the January 6 uprising. She also identified him in other images that seem to show him in the Capitol.
The FBI also received a receipt showing that he checked into a hotel in DC on January 5 and checked out a day later.
Michetti was charged with entering a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and interfering with the work of Congress.
According to The Morning Call, he was indicted on Tuesday in the US District Court in Philadelphia and released on bail.
Numerous investigations, including those led by elected Republicans, found no evidence of significant fraud in the 2020 election. Nonetheless, former President Donald Trump threw his supporters on fire – and threatened state election officials – culminating in the violation of the US Capitol, delaying the certification of Biden’s Electoral College victory.
More than 265 people have now been arrested and charged with participating in the uprising in the Capitol.
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