1. Joe Biggs served 1.39 years before his sentence was commuted by President Trump on January 20,2025.
12 Facts About Joe Biggs
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On social media, Joe Biggs has repeatedly posted homophobic and misogynistic content since at least spring 2012; his Twitter and Facebook accounts were suspended for posting threatening messages.
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Joe Biggs suffered a traumatic brain injury during a deployment to Iraq, for which he received a Purple Heart.
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Joe Biggs claimed his separation from the Army was a medical retirement after eight years enlisted.
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Joe Biggs worked as a correspondent for Infowars, where he covered the Oath Keepers' actions at the 2015 Ferguson unrest, the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, conspiracy theories about the 2015 San Bernardino attack, and the Pizzagate conspiracy theory.
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Joe Biggs was an organizer and the main promoter of August 2019's End Domestic Terrorism rally in Portland, Oregon.
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The next day, Joe Biggs filed a police report with the Volusia County sheriff's office, alleging receipt of threatening phone calls and social-media messages, and requesting police protection.
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Outside the Capitol Building, Joe Biggs spoke privately with Ryan Samsel, who immediately thereafter was the first person to breach the security perimeter.
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Joe Biggs was one of the first to breach the building itself at about 2:13p.
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US Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards testified during the Jan 6 Committee hearings in 2022 that it was Joe Biggs who started "turning the tables" on a handful of police officers and as they faced off with a crowd of Proud Boys and others on Jan 6,2021.
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Joe Biggs said Biggs, using a megaphone, led the rioters in the face off with police at a bike rack at the Peace Circle.
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Hull attempted to leverage Joe Biggs' alleged prior cooperation with the FBI to keep his client out on bail.