The first person to be tried on charges related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol last year was finished presenting his testimony on Monday. Reffitt told the judge that he would not be testifying at the trial. After prosecutors rested their case, defense attorney William Welch said he wouldn't call any witnesses. Attorneys will give closing arguments before the jury begins deliberations. Reffitt was arrested less than a week after the Capitol riot. He is accused of threatening his teenage children if they reported him to law enforcement. Two Capitol police officers who tried to repel Reffitt outside the Capitol and an FBI agent who investigated the case were the last government witnesses to testify. Reffitt bragged about his involvement in the riot to other members of the militia-style group. The myth that only 3% of American colonists fought against the British in the Revolutionary War is referred to as the Three Percenters militia movement. On Friday, jurors heard testimony from a self-proclaimed Texas Three Percenters member who drove from Texas to Washington, D.C. with Reffitt. The witness said he and Reffitt both had holstered handguns strapped to their bodies when they attended the Donald Trump rally. Jackson testified that his father told him and his sister that they would be traitors if they reported him to authorities. Reffitt had a holstered gun under his jacket, was carrying handcuffs and was wearing body armor when he and other rioters advanced on police officers on the west side of the Capitol. Reffitt isn't accused of entering the building. He retreated after the officer sprayed him. More than 750 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the riot. Over 220 of them have pleaded guilty. 90 others have trial dates. Reffitt is accused of obstruction of an official proceeding, being unlawfully present on Capitol grounds while armed with a firearm, transporting firearms during a civil disorder, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and obstructing justice. The first jury trial of someone charged with joining in the assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters is expected to end on Monday. Guy Reffitt of Texas is the first of 750 people charged with participating in the riot to face trial. Reffitt is accused of carrying a semi-automatic handgun on Capitol grounds and threatening his children with harm if they reported him to authorities. The first Capitol rioter to face trial warned his family that traitors get shot. They saw that it worked. Almost every house in the neighborhood has it. I get a lot of thanks for my method. 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The European Parliament is considering expanding the travel rule to virtually every transaction of digital assets. A board certified internal medicine and obese specialist shows what happens after just one diet soda. Click here if you want to watch a video. About 50 people gathered in downtown Salem on Sunday to show their support for the people of Ukraine. The state's surgeon general said the Department Health will recommend against healthy children taking the vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone 5 years and older be inoculated. Police say two people stole a cellphone from a victim and then attacked him on a green line platform. They have not been named.Associated Press
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