Mediagazer: Elliot Resnick, a former editor of The Jewish Press, faces charges of civil disorder, impeding police officers, and misdemeanors at the US Capitol on January 6 (Kyle Cheney/Politico)

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Variety:

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Blake Brittain / Reuters:

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Roger Vincent / Los Angeles Times:

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Barbara Kandek / Wikimedia Foundation:

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Elliot Resnick, a former editor of The Jewish Press, faces charges of civil disorder, impeding police officers, and misdemeanors at the US Capitol on January 6 — The former editor of an Orthodox Jewish newspaper in New York City — identified two years ago as a member of the Jan. 6 mob by POLITICO …

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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:

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