Utah’s KUTV2 reported Thursday (Jan. 7) that one of the people who stormed the Capitol on the 6th and allegedly protested violently was John Sullivan, founder of the left-wing Utah group Insurgence USA, who entered the Capitol that day after breaking a window and witnessing female protesters being shot.
He was also interviewed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper later that night.
Heidi Hatch, host of KUTV2 in Utah, tweeted (click here) that Sullivan appears to have recorded video of the 6th protest and then sold it to news stations; he is a known instigator of protests in Utah and other states.
According to the Deseret website, Sullivan was arrested by Utah State Police on July 10, 2020, and charged with rioting as a member of Black Lives Matter, as well as threatening crimes.
He was one of the organizers of the June 29 harassment protest in Provo last year, which resulted in the shooting of a motorist. He recruited protesters through social media and led the effort to prevent police event participants from moving their vehicles freely on the day of the event.
In the process, another man shot the activists twice, and Sullivan remained with the shooter, not only did he fail to condemn the violence, let alone prevent the attempted murder, but he also failed to assist the police in their investigation.
Sullivan is not a Trump supporter
Sullivan, whose political positions and views are very different from those of President Trump (Trump), has been in Washington since this week for several planned protests, including an appearance at a Trump rally at the Capitol on Wednesday.
His social media Instagram shows that his common hashtags include Black Lives Matter, Antifa, smash and burn, disband police and insulting words attacking Trump.
His Twitter account shows that he is a strong anti-Trump activist.
No smash-and-burn for protesters entering Congress
Sullivan told KUTV2 on Thursday, “The protesters weren’t really (protesters), didn’t make like an attempt to burn anything, they weren’t really trying to destroy anything, their main motivation was to get into Congress.”
And in the process, he witnessed a woman being shot by Capitol Police, with Sullivan standing next to her at the time of the incident.
“I remember looking into her eyes and seeing her breathless and understanding that she was dead.” He said.
“Inside Congress, there was freedom of movement.”
Sullivan said the number of police inside Congress could not match the number of protesters who entered. He estimated that 10,000 people were inside the Capitol at its peak.
He said the protesters quickly broke through the Capitol police (lines); inside, there was freedom of movement.
“You could go into any room and look out the window, so it was really surreal.” Sullivan said.
He added, “I think history will remember this day because this is the day America was definitely changed forever.”
Sullivan told KUTV2 that he had heard that the White House and the Black Lives Matter monument could be the next targets, so he wanted to stay in Washington before returning to see what would happen.
According to a video (click here) that went viral on social media Twitter Thursday night, Sullivan was arrested by the Hamilton Hotel at K and 14th streets in Washington, DC.
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