Capitol rioter disguised himself as antifa and boasted about assaulting officers: FBI

By Mike Brest

Published March 2, 2021 2:40pm ET

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Capitol rioter disguised himself as antifa and boasted about assaulting officers: FBI — Police begin clearing angry protesters from the Capitol building in Washington by using tear gas on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Demonstrators responded by taunting and yelling at law enforcement before retreating from the toxic gas and the officers with riot shields. | (Zachary Halaschak/Washington Examiner)

One of the people who stormed the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack disguised himself to look like a member of antifa, federal prosecutors alleged.

William Norwood, who was arrested after his alleged participation in the riot, told a group chat the day before that he planned on “dressing in all black” so he would “look just like ANTIFA,” adding he would “get away with anything,” a criminal complaint stated.

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