Capitol Rioters Try to Profit from Their Crimes

“Facing prison time and dire personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot, using it as a platform to drum up cash, promote business endeavors and boost social media profiles,” the AP reports.

“A Nevada man jailed on riot charges asked his mother to contact publishers for a book he was writing about ‘the Capitol incident.’ A rioter from Washington state helped his father hawk clothes and other merchandise bearing slogans such as ‘Our House’ and images of the Capitol building. A Virginia man released a rap album with riot-themed songs and a cover photograph of him sitting on a police vehicle outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.”