Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Age in NPR record
- 52
- Location
- Beverly Hills, California
- Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Civil Disorder; Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded guilty; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Gina Bisignano is the owner of Gina's Eyelashes and Skincare in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Dec. 19, 2020, President Donald Trump tweeted: “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” Bisignano replied to the tweet: "I'll be there." Bisignano ultimately felt compelled to go by Trump, according to an interview with The Beverly Hills Courier. “Trump said, patriots, go to D.C.,” she told The Courier. “If enough patriots got together to rightfully assemble and put pressure, chant and cheer like we do, they would think, ‘Okay, we the people - we the people are speaking.’” On Jan. 6, 2021, Bisignano was shown on video just outside the Capitol using a megaphone to speak to the rioters, according to court documents. She says, "Everybody, we need gas masks…we need weapons...we need strong, angry patriots to help our boys." In another video, Bisignano says: “We the people are not going to take it any more... You are not going to take away our votes. And our freedom, and I thank God for it. This is 1776, and we the people will never give up. We will never let our country go to the globalists. George Soros, you can go to hell.”
Case History
Bisignano pleaded Guilty to six charges: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building. On 5/4/2023, her wish to withdraw her Guilty plea to Count 1 was granted. On 7/16/2024, the court dismisses Count 1, Obstruction. Sentencing reset for 1/16/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
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Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.