Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman criminally charged for allowing far-right rioters to breach state Capitol

A surveillance camera caught Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman opening a locked door of the state Capitol and allowing a gang of far-right antimaskers to illegally enter the building on December 21 and disrupt proceedings. He's now been charged with first-degree official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, and second-degree criminal trespass, a class C misdemeanor. — Read the rest