It’s little secret that the mob of violent insurrectionists who stormed the United States Capitol on Jan. 6 seeking to overturn the 2020 presidential election results was riddled with cops, troops, and other professionals ostensibly charged with public safety. It’s also been established that many of the people involved in the insurrection were welcomed with open arms into the Capitol building by the on-duty police officers tasked with protecting the members of Congress and their staffs.
On Friday, those two parallel narratives combined, with the arrest and indictment of Capitol Police officer Michael Riley, who stands accused of helping one of the people who breached the halls of Congress avoid the legal consequences of his actions.
