WASHINGTON, D.C: Federal prosecutors claimed that former President Donald Trump posted what he claimed to be the home address of former President Barack Obama on his social media platform. This incident occurred on the same day that a man named Taylor Taranto was arrested near Obama's property.
Now, prosecutors have revealed new details about the case. Taranto, 37, is accused of participating in the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. He allegedly had two firearms and a substantial amount of ammunition in a van he had driven across the country and was living in. The Justice Department has filed a motion seeking to keep Taranto in custody.
'See you in hell, Podesta's and Obama's'
According to prosecutors, on the day of his arrest on June 29, Taranto reposted a Truth Social post from Trump. Taranto, in a separate post on Telegram, wrote, "We got these losers surrounded! See you in hell, Podesta's and Obama's," making a reference to John Podesta, the former chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 Democratic presidential campaign. These statements are part of the evidence presented by prosecutors in the case against Taranto, who is accused of participating in the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol.
Prosecutors also revealed that Taranto, during a YouTube live stream, informed his followers that he was seeking a "good angle on a shot." During the live stream, Taranto reportedly stated his intention to detonate his van at the institute, referring to a "one-way mission" and claiming that the van had a self-driving function that would allow him to be at a safe distance when it exploded, per Independent.
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A federal defender representing Taranto has not yet provided any comment on the matter. In a motion seeking his release pending trial, Taranto's lawyer emphasized that he is not a flight risk, has family ties in Washington state, and had previously served in Iraq before receiving an honorable discharge from the US Navy. "Mr. Taranto has been available and in plain sight for the last two and a half years," wrote the lawyer, Kathryn D'Adamo Guevara.
Taylor Taranto is facing four misdemeanor counts
According to the Justice Department's detention memo, Taranto's wife informed investigators that he had traveled to Washington, DC, in response to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's offer earlier in the year to produce unseen video footage of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Taranto is already facing four misdemeanor counts related to his alleged involvement in the Capitol assault, during which prosecutors claim he joined the crowd of rioters who breached the building and made his way to the entrance of the Speaker's Lobby outside the House chamber.
Since then, prosecutors allege that Taranto has remained active online, sharing a video on Facebook of himself inside the Capitol on that day and endorsing a conspiracy theory suggesting that the death of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot by a Capitol Police officer as she attempted to climb through a broken part of a door leading into the Speaker's Lobby, was a hoax. These details are part of the information presented by prosecutors in relation to Taranto's case.
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