Demonstrators who were arrested and charged for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, claimed a spot at the Conservative Political Action Conference and railed against federal prosecutors, Republican lawmakers and CPAC itself for mistreating them.
• And they were relegated to a sideshow in a cramped meeting room rather than featured on the main stage at CPAC.
Mr. Straka was joined by four fellows Jan. 6 defendants who described similar experiences. Another panelist, Geri Perna, is the aunt of a Jan. 6 defendant who committed suicide rather than face jail time as an accused terrorist. Over 950 people have been arrested so far in connection with the Jan. 6 riot, and the FBI is still searching for people they think committed crimes at the Capitol that day.
Mr. Straka recalled how things got heated at the CPAC Dallas, where he was invited to join a panel on the main stage with Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona and former Trump administration official Kash Patel.
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