He faces federal charges of civil disorder, entering a restricted building, and violent entry of disorderly conduct. He entered through a broken window while wearing a ballistic vest. Sullivan confessed to Foulgar that he entered the Capitol prepared for violence.
Additionally, he encouraged protesters to climbed over a wall at the entrance of the Capitol, while he exclaimed in the video, “You guys are f—– savage! Let’s go!”
“There are so many people,” Sullivan narrated, ” Let’s go! This s— is ours! F— yeah! I can’t believe this is reality!” This is being stated while Sullivan is recording a large crowd making its way towards the building.
In an interview Sullivan had with Rolling Stone, which was published Wednesday, he explained his tactics of putting on an act to ingratiate himself to supporters and build trust. “I had to relate to these people and build trust in a short amount of time. I had there to get where I need to go,” he told the magazine. “To the front of the crowd to see the dynamic between the police and the protesters, because nobody wants to see the backs of people’s heads from a far-off distance.”