A Chicago police officer is on trial in Washington, D.C., fighting charges he breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6 to participate in the mob attack.
According to federal law enforcement, Officer Karol Chwiesiuk, along with his sister, barged into the Capitol with the violent crowd.
She testified it was the closest she had ever seen a protected to danger. She did not see the defendants. Alongside government exhibits of the video and other footage, Coleman testified that the footage shows the Chwiesiuk siblings walked in proximity to Oregan Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley's office, and in the underground crypt in the Capitol building, before exiting the Capitol.Karol Chwiesiuk is visible in footage from far-right media personality Anthime Gionet, known as Baked Alaska, and other social media video.
"The strength of the case isn't witness testimony. Because it's true. We don't have that many witnesses who put them on the scene," said ABC7 Legal Analyst Gil Soffer. "The strength of this case is the strength of so many of these cases; it's photographs, it's social media postings, it's closed circuit television.
The third witness for the U.S. government said he has been with the United States Capitol Police for 20 years. He testified that the Capitol was not open for tours on January 6, 2021 and that the entrance in one of the government exhibits of testimony against the Chwiesiuks is always closed off to the public to the best of his knowledge.
After some discussion, the judge asked for briefs by Thursday morning and adjourned the trial for the day.
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