(ETH) – A left-wing BLM activist who was seen inside the Capitol in last Wednesday’s siege in DC recently told Fox News that he simply followed a pro-Trump mob into the Capitol in order to “document” the siege has now been charged himself after being convicted of having a connection with his alleged participation, according to the Justice Department.
The report states that John Sullivan can allegedly be heard egging on protesters in the video he provided to the FBI, according to a federal criminal complaint. Sullivan also shared the video to his YouTube and Twitter accounts under the pseudonym Jayden X. Sullivan was arrested by the FBI and remains in custody in Toeele County,
in his home state of Utah. Sullivan can be heard inside the building, where he told rioters that “We gotta get this s— burned,” and “it’s our house m————,” according to an affidavit signed by FBI Special Agent Matthew Foulger.
Sullivan also is facing federal charges of civil disorder, entering a restricted building, and violent entry or disorderly conduct. Sullivan recently told Rolling Stone in an interview conducted on Wednesday that he was putting on an act to build rapport with the protesters.
“I had to relate to these people, and build trust in the short amount of time I had there to get where I need to go,” he told the magazine. “To the front of the crowd to see the dynamic between the police and the protesters, because nobody wants to see the backs of people’s heads from a far-off distance.”
