Giorgi Mamulashvili

Case Summary

According to a court document, a witness provided the FBI with text messages, photographs, and videos that he received from Giorgi Mamulashvili on Jan. 6, 2021. Texts read, “Trying to enter” and, “They are shooting paper spry [sic].” Videos show him inside the Capitol building wearing a black balaclava over his face and a blue flag wrapped around his neck and shoulders. He stayed inside the Capitol for approximately 40 minutes. Court documents state that on July 13, 2023, FBI agents interviewed Mamulashvili at his residence in Brooklyn, New York. He told them he joined the crowd near the Capitol, entered through the doors, and walked around inside the building. During the interview, Mamulashvili was shown a photo of an individual inside the U.S. Capitol Building and he admitted that it was him. He wrote his name on the photo and signed it. He was arrested on Jan. 31, 2024.

Case History

Mamulashvili pleaded Guilty to two charges: Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on 8/29/2024 to 12 months of Probation; Special Assessment of $20; Restitution of $500; 60 hours of community service. Mamulashvili received a full pardon on January 20, 2025

Sources

• Primary Documentation
  NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR
• Primary Documentation
  Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR
• Supporting Reporting
  NPR video evidence pageNPR

Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.