The woman who, according to the FBI, stole the laptop of the speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi during the January 6 riots in the US Capitol and tried to sell it to Russia, was arrested. This is reported by The Hill with reference to the website of the Ministry of Justice of the country.
Riley June Williams was arrested in Pennsylvania. So far, she has been charged with forced entry and disturbance of public order on the territory of the Capitol.
It is noted that Riley June Williams' involvement in the theft of Pelosi's laptop became known from the testimony of a witness in the case of the riots in Washington on January 6. He stated that he saw a video in which a woman takes a computer or hard drive from the politician's office. At the same time, according to him, the woman was allegedly going to sell the stolen goods to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
The storming of the Capitol building in the United States occurred during a rally of supporters of the incumbent head of state, Donald Trump, who did not recognize the results of the November vote, which resulted in the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president. The rallies led to clashes with the police. Five people died, dozens were detained.
The US Democratic Party blamed the country's current leader, Donald Trump, for the incident. In this regard, the House of Representatives of the US Congress issued a resolution to impeach and remove the president from office.
