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Far-right personality arrested in US probe

Michael Balsamo, APAAP
Far-right personality Tim Gionet has been arrested for his involvement in the US Capitol riot.
Camera IconFar-right personality Tim Gionet has been arrested for his involvement in the US Capitol riot.

Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself "Baked Alaska", has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the US Capitol, officials say.

Gionet was arrested by federal agents in Houston on Saturday.

Thousands of supporters of US president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on January 6 as congress was meeting to vote to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's election win. Five people died in the ensuing mayhem.

Law enforcement officials across America have been working to locate and arrest suspects who committed federal crimes, and so far have brought nearly 100 cases in federal court and the District of Columbia Superior Court.

Gionet posted video that showed Trump supporters in "Make America Great Again" and "God Bless Trump" hats milling around and taking selfies with officers in the Capitol, who calmly asked them to leave the premises.

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The Trump supporters talked among themselves, laughed, and told the officers and each other: "This is only the beginning."

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