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Arrested Texas Realtor on Capitol Riot: 'I Have No Guilt in My Heart'

January 18th, 2021

Dallas-area real estate agent Jenna Ryan, who live-streamed herself entering the Capitol with a mob of other supporters of President Donald Trump and was arrested by the FBI, expressed no regrets about participating, saying she committed no crimes in an interview with NBC News on Monday.

“I have no guilt in my heart,” said Ryan, 50, who is also a life coach and radio host. “My intention was not to have a riot. I did not want to have a riot.”

Ryan, who said she loves Trump and believes that the election was riddled with fraud, added that “I’m glad I was there. Because I witnessed history. And I’ll never get the chance to do that again ... No one will probably ever be able to go near [the Capitol] again.”

She said that she and others flew from Dallas to the rally because "President Trump requested that we be in D.C. on the 6th. So this was our way of going and stopping the steal.”

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In court papers, prosecutors said a Facebook live video taken by Ryan — that was captured prior to deletion and reposted to YouTube — shows her entering the Capitol saying, “We’re going to ... go in here. Life or death. It doesn’t matter. Here we go.”

Ryan posed for a photograph in front of a broken window and posted it on Twitter. “And if the news doesn’t stop lying about us we’re going to come after their studios next.”

When asked about the violent language, Ryan told NBC, “I know my heart was to go there and let my voice be heard, no matter what. And I stood on the steps of the Capitol, and I did what I came to do. “

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Maya Gupta writes from the fault lines of a world that refuses to stay quiet. Focused on the collisions between culture, power, and accountability, her work cuts past polished narratives to expose what’s really moving beneath the surface. From the rise of creator-driven influence to athlete activism and grassroots resistance, she tracks the momentum shaping a generation unwilling to wait its turn. Her reporting doesn’t cater to comfort, it confronts it, challenging institutions that lean on legacy instead of legitimacy. With a voice rooted in urgency and a lens tuned to those often ignored, Maya delivers coverage that reflects the stakes as they are, not as they’re packaged. This is journalism that doesn’t just observe change, it stands in the middle of it, documenting the push, the backlash, and the undeniable shift underway.

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