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Joseph M. Hanneman

  • Senior Investigative Reporter and Founder, Veritas Regnat LLC
Madison, Wisconsin
As seen in: The Epoch Times, Blaze Media, LifeSiteNews.com, Zero Hedge, Global Research, EIN News, Before It's News, The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Epoch Times, Conservative Review and
Covers:  Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, Wisconsin news, breaking news, feature stories on people of Wisconsin and the Midwest.
Investigative Reporter | Catholic | Father of 3 “Unless there is a Good Friday in your lives, there can never be an Easter Sunday.” —Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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Investigative Reporter, The Epoch Times.

Owner, JComm Enterprises. Former correspondent, Catholic World Report; former contributing writer, Church Militant / St. Michael’s Media; former magazine editor, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; former reporter, Racine Journal Times; former special correspondent, Chicago Tribune; former reporter, Wisconsin State Journal; former reporter, Verona Press, Fitchburg Star.

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'It's Like They Wanted This to Happen,' Texas Lawmaker Tells Jan. 6 Hearing

'It's Like They Wanted This to Happen,' Texas Lawmaker Tells Jan. 6 Hearing

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Solitary Confinement a Political Punishment for Speaking Out, Oath Keepers Founder Says

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Defendant Seeks to Identify Jan. 6 Suspicious Actors, Government Informants at Capitol

Defendant Seeks to Identify Jan. 6 Suspicious Actors, Government Informants at Capitol

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Days before violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a U.S. Capitol Police captain ordered the…

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FBI Whistleblower Testimony Should Pave Way for More Investigations, Former Agent Says

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US Keeping More Than 8,000 Hours of Security Video From Jan. 6 Defendants: Court Filing

US Keeping More Than 8,000 Hours of Security Video From Jan. 6 Defendants: Court Filing

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has withheld more than 8,000 hours of U.S. Capitol security video covering no…

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Brian Cole Jr.’s physical presence, posture, mannerisms are no match to FBI's hoodie-clad pipe-bomb suspect Original

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By Joseph M. Hanneman, Steve Baker
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Despite his reported confession to placing explosive devices at two sites on Capitol Hill on Jan. 5, 2021, Brian Cole Jr.’s physical dimensions, gait, posture, and mannerisms are at stark odds with video clips of the hoodie-clad bomb suspect first released by the FBI more than five years ago. A full analysis of the hoodie-wearing suspect has been complicated by poor video quality, a manipulated video frame rate, black-and-white images, and cropping of some of the original footage.
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Judges violated the law by keeping pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. jailed, attorney tells appeals court Original

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By Joseph M. Hanneman
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The U.S. Department of Justice and two Washington, D.C., federal judges failed to follow statute and legal precedent by keeping pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. behind bars since Dec. 4, an “unjust deprivation of liberty” that can only be corrected by his immediate release, defense lawyers argued to a federal appeals court. Defense attorney J.
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Brian Cole Jr.’s location just the latest snag in the DOJ’s evolving Jan. 6 pipe-bomb narrative Original

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By Joseph M. Hanneman, Steve Baker
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The FBI’s narrative about the autistic Virginia man being prosecuted in federal court for allegedly placing two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill keeps running into snags, including suspect Brian J. Cole Jr.’s apparent location during key segments of the pipe-bomb timeline. After arresting Cole, 30, of Woodbridge, Va., on Dec. 4, the FBI said Cole waived his Miranda rights and made a “detailed confession” with no attorney present.
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