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Pardoning Oath Keepers leader for Capitol riot would be ‘frightening,' judge says
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes is serving an 18-year prison sentence after being convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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FBI missed ‘basic step' when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds
Investigators found no evidence of undercover FBI employees at the Capitol, but the presence of FBI informants could further fuel right-wing “fedsurrection” conspiracy theories.
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Jan. 6 defendant invited to Trump's inauguration by former GOP lawmaker
Defendant Russell Taylor organized a group of “fighters” to travel to D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 in response to Trump’s tweet telling supporters the day “will be wild.”
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The first rioter tried on Jan. 6 charges gets reduced prison sentence after Supreme Court decision
A Texas man who was the first rioter to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been resentenced on Friday to nearly seven years in prison.
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Imprisoned Proud Boys leader dodges prosecutor's questions about Capitol attack
Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio is expected to testify on Thursday at the trial of a retired Washington, D.C., police officer accused of leaking confidential information to the far-right extremist group leader after Tarrio and other Proud Boys burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner. Attorneys for former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond plan to call Tarrio...
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DC police officer became ‘double agent' for Proud Boys, prosecutor says
A trial is underway for a police officer charged with leaking confidential information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio after the extremist group’s members burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital.
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Jan. 6 rioter is convicted of plotting to murder FBI agents who investigated him
A Donald Trump supporter who was among the first rioters to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been convicted of plotting to kill FBI special agents who investigated him over his crimes at the Capitol.
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Ex-Army officer who beat officers with a baton on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison
An ex-Army soldier who was previously court-martialed for shooting a handcuffed Iraqi civilian was sentenced to over four years in federal prison on Monday for assaulting officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Former Detroit Lions player charged in Jan. 6 riot
Leander Antwione Williams, a linebacker who played with the Lions in the 2016 season, is charged with two felonies in connection with the attack on the Capitol in 2021.
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Rioter who smashed door in Capitol gets 8 years in prison after ‘full pardon' request
Zachary Alam was one of the first rioters sentenced since this week’s electoral victory by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Trump fan charged with plotting to murder FBI agents had a gun on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Ed Kelley, who faces charges over Jan. 6 and plotting to murder FBI special agents, is an anti-abortion activist and was the fourth rioter to enter the Capitol, federal authorities say.
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Steve Bannon released from prison after serving contempt of Congress sentence
Steve Bannon, the right-wing podcast host and former Donald Trump campaign official, was released from federal Bureau of Prisons custody on Tuesday.
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Actor from ‘Anchorman' and ‘Bob's Burgers' sentenced to prison for role in Capitol riot
Jay Johnston, known for his roles in the television comedies “Bob’s Burgers” and “Arrested Development,” was sentenced on Monday to one year in prison for his part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Actor from ‘Anchorman' and ‘Bob's Burgers' sentenced to prison for role in Capitol riot
Jay Johnston pleaded guilty in July to interfering with police officers during a civil disorder, a felony punishable by a maximum prison sentence of five years.
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Statue of an apparent bronze poop emoji on Pelosi's desk joins DC's memorials
A new memorial has been placed on the National Mall a few blocks west of the Capitol that depicts what can only be described as a bronze poop emoji atop former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk.
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Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was ‘duped' by Trump's election lies
Dana Jean Bell, who yelled at an officer who later died by suicide, “regrets ever having responded to Trump’s call,” her lawyer wrote. She was sentenced to 17 months in prison.
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Trump calls judge overseeing his Jan. 6 case ‘the most evil person'
Trump also called special counsel Jack Smith “a sick puppy” — a term he frequently deploys against figures he dislikes.
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What you need to know about the Trump election interference trial
Former President Donald Trump faces federal election interference charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Here’s what you need to know.
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Judge in Trump's Jan. 6 case rejects ‘strained' argument about his false 2020 election claims
A judge overseeing the federal election interference case against Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected the former president’s claim that he was actually concerned about foreign influence and interference in the 2020 election — rather than the false claims about domestic voter fraud that he repeated in the weeks before the Jan. 6 attack.
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Mass. man who called to ‘storm' Capitol in Jan. 6 riot convicted
A Massachusetts man who’s previously said he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol riot after the 2020 presidential election has been convicted in federal court, prosecutors said.