Rachel Marie Powell told rioters they had 'another window to break.” She herself used an ice-axe and a large pipe to break a window, according to prosecutors.
FILE - Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Rachel Marie Powell, a Pennsylvania woman who used a bullhorn to direct rioters attacking the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of charges that she joined the mob in an attempt to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House. was convicted on Tuesday of charges that she joined the mob in an attempt to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House.
A video captured Powell using a bullhorn to encourage other rioters to “coordinate together if you’re going to take this building.” She also gave them"very detailed instructions" about the layout of the Capitol,Powell told rioters they had"another window to break.” She herself used an ice-axe and a large pipe to break a window, according to prosecutors.
Shortly before her arrest, The New Yorker interviewed Powell for an article headlined, “A Pennsylvania Mother’s Path to Insurrection.”
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