Reports: House Speaker Pelosi’s laptop missing & W. Va. delegate charged for his role in Capitol breach

A protester leaves a note in the office of US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. – Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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UPDATED 6:40 PM PT – Friday, January 8, 2021

According to reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop was stolen during the protests that transpired on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

A protester sits inside the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after breach inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021.  (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

On Friday, one of Pelosi’s aides reportedly told ‘Reuters’ the laptop belonged to a conference room and was used by Pelosi for presentations. Her aide offered no further details on the computer.

Officials have not stated if they know who took it.

CONGRESSIONAL AIDE TO SPEAKER PELOSI SAYS LAPTOP WAS STOLEN FROM HER OFFICE IN STORMING OF CAPITOL WEDNESDAY @Reuters

— Heather Timmons (@HeathaT) January 8, 2021

Meanwhile, a West Virginia lawmaker is facing federal charges in connection with the protest at the Capitol. On Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Delegate Derricks Evans was being charged with entering a restricted area.

West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, left, is given the oath of office Dec. 14, 2020, in the House chamber at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Evans recorded video of himself and protesters storming the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 prompting calls for his resignation and thousands of signatures on an online petition advocating his removal. (Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislature via AP)

Reports said the legislator live-streamed a video of himself storming the U.S. Capitol, but has since deleted the footage from his Facebook page.

Evans claimed he was only there to film history and did not have any negative interaction with law enforcement or participate in any destruction. Evans case is one of the dozens of cases the U.S. Attorney’s Office is pursuing following the demonstration.

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