A livestreamer who goes by the name “Baked Alaska” pleaded guilty to protesting unlawfully in the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot.
Joseph Gionet pleaded guilty on Friday after previously vowing he was innocent. Gionet was charged with “knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority” and “violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol,” according to the Justice Department.
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Gionet livestreamed his entry into the Capitol building during the riot and later uploaded videos to YouTube and Twitter, according to an affidavit from the FBI.
During the clips uploaded online and the livestream, Gionet can be heard saying, “Patriots are in control,” and, “We are in the Capitol Building, 1776 will commence again,” according to the affidavit.
He also allegedly said to a law enforcement officer, “You’re a f***ing oathbreaker you piece of s***,” and, “You broke your oath to the Constitution.”
Gionet is one of hundreds of people being prosecuted for unlawfully entering the Capitol building that day.
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The House committee investigating the Capitol riot has recently held its final planned summer hearing, in which it detailed what former President Donald Trump was doing before he issued a video calling for rioters to go home.
