Authorities have unsealed an arrest warrant for Barbara Balmaseda, a South Florida GOP strategist accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, the Miami New Times reports.
Balmaseda interned for Sen. Marco Rubio between 2018 and 2019.


Authorities have unsealed an arrest warrant for Barbara Balmaseda, a South Florida GOP strategist accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, the Miami New Times reports.
Balmaseda interned for Sen. Marco Rubio between 2018 and 2019.
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