Defendant [noun]

The defendants, wearing helmets, vests and tactical gear marked with fluorescent orange tape, “appeared to gesture and communicate to one another” to coordinate efforts during and after forcing entry to the Capitol, the FBI alleged.

Webster’s attorney, Kevin Karpinski, and attorneys for the other defendants did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

It will certainly be interesting to see how the defendants frame their responses.

“It appears the defendant does not believe in the rule of law and is a threat to people in the Capitol building,” the judge said.

Essentially, the defendant was radicalized to the point where he wanted to act out, it wasn’t talk.

Tencent subsidiaries in the United States and Singapore are named as the defendants.

No specific officer is identified in charging papers by federal law enforcement officials, who are relying on the defendants’ own recounting of their experience inside the Capitol.

Attorneys for defendants whose cases were not docketed in court could not immediately be identified.

Attorneys were not listed for several defendants charged or could not be immediately reached for comment.

Counterterrorism authorities are involved in a wide range of cases, and their participation speaks more to the focus of the Justice Department’s investigation of Wednesday’s events than the actions of any particular defendant, analysts noted.