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US Supreme Court says it will not intervene yet to rule on Trump prosecution
US Supreme Court says it will not intervene yet to rule on Trump prosecution
The US Supreme Court has said it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results.

Fri, 22 Dec, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to three years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to three years in prison for Capitol riot plot
A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the US Capitol nearly three years ago.

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

Donald Trump
Donald Trump ‘may visit Capitol to address Republicans’ as they pick new speaker
Donald Trump is in talks to visit Capitol Hill next week as Republicans debate who should be the next speaker of the House of Representatives after the removal of Kevin McCarthy, according to sources.

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023

Owen Shroyer
Infowars host Owen Shroyer given two months behind bars in US Capitol riot case
Infowars host Owen Shroyer has been sentenced to two months behind bars for joining the mob’s riot at the US Capitol, which prosecutors said he “helped create” by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds ...

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Ex-Proud Boys leader gets 22 years for part in US Capitol riot
Ex-Proud Boys leader gets 22 years for part in US Capitol riot
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the US Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 ...

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window gets 10 years before declaring ‘Trump won’
Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window gets 10 years before declaring ‘Trump won’
The highest-profile defendant in the months-long trial, former top Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, will be sentenced on Tuesday.

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Ron DeSantis
DeSantis says Capitol riot was not an insurrection but a ‘protest’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has downplayed the deadly January 6 2021 attack at the US Capitol, saying it was not an insurrection but rather a “protest” that “ended up devolving, you know, in a way that was unfortunate, of course”.

Fri, 21 Jul, 2023

Capitol riot suspect arrested near Obama home indicted on firearms charges
Capitol riot suspect arrested near Obama home indicted on firearms charges
A Capitol riot suspect who had guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested near former president Barack Obama’s Washington home has been indicted on federal firearms charges, authorities have said.

Fri, 14 Jul, 2023

Man accused of striking officer during US Capitol attack arrested in Florida
Man accused of striking officer during US Capitol attack arrested in Florida
A Michigan man accused of attacking a police officer with a flagpole during the insurrection at the US Capitol has been arrested in Florida, officials said.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Agencies face claims they ignored intelligence ahead of storming of US Capitol
Agencies face claims they ignored intelligence ahead of storming of US Capitol
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” ahead of the January 6 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to the chairman of a Senate panel that on Tuesday is releasing a ...

Tue, 27 Jun, 2023

Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot jailed
Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot jailed
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the US Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison.

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Stewart Rhodes
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes jailed for 18 years over Capitol riot
The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weeks-long plot that culminated in his followers attacking the US Capitol in a bid to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House ...

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Richard Barnett
US Capitol rioter photographed in Pelosi’s office sentenced to over four years
An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the US Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to more than four years in prison.

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Man jailed for 14 years for attacking police in Capitol riot
Man jailed for 14 years for attacking police in Capitol riot
A Kentucky man with a long criminal record has been sentenced to a record-setting 14 years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as he stormed the US Capitol with his wife.

Fri, 05 May, 2023

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio guilty over role in Capitol riots
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio guilty over role in Capitol riots
The Proud Boys were “lined up behind Donald Trump and willing to commit violence on his behalf”, prosecutor Conor Mulroe said in his closing argument.

Thu, 04 May, 2023

Capitol police officer who helped January 6 rioter given probation
Capitol police officer who helped January 6 rioter given probation
A US Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for storming the building has been sentenced to two years of probation and four months of home detention.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

Mike Pence
Mike Pence will not appeal against order compelling grand jury testimony
The decision sets the stage for a possible appearance by Mr Pence in the coming weeks before a federal grand jury.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

Former US Air Force officer given two years for Capitol attack
Former US Air Force officer given two years for Capitol attack
Judge Bates convicted Brock in November after a trial without a jury. The judge said Brock expressed “very troubling” and violent rhetoric before the January 6 riot.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023

Mike Pence says his family was endangered by Donald Trump at Capitol riot
Mike Pence says his family was endangered by Donald Trump at Capitol riot
Mr Pence’s remarks were the sharpest condemnation yet from the once-loyal lieutenant who has often shied away from confronting his former boss.

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Tucker Carlson
Kevin McCarthy gives Fox News host access to January 6 footage
Many critics warn that Capitol security could be endangered if Mr Carlson airs security footage that details how the rioters accessed the building and the routes politicians used to flee to safety.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2023

Richard Barnett
Man who propped feet on Pelosi’s desk during US Capitol riot found guilty
A man who propped his feet up on a desk in the office of then-House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi during the US Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2023

Capitol Riot Anniversary Explainer
Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested during January 6 demonstration
The mother of the Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot, has been arrested in Washington DC.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

Capitol Riot Investigation
January 6 panel final report describes Trump ‘conspiracy’
The January 6 committee’s final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

Congress McCarthy
January 6 panel urges ethics review for Republican leader Kevin McCarthy
Another GOP member who ignored a committee subpoena, Rep Mo Brooks of Alabama who is leaving Congress after this year, was not cited by the panel.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

What to look out for as Capitol riot committee makes final public presentation
What to look out for as Capitol riot committee makes final public presentation
The committee has called it an “attempted coup” that warrants criminal prosecution from the Justice Department.

Sun, 18 Dec, 2022

Election 2024 Trump
US Capitol riot panel eyes recommending three charges for Trump
The January 6 panel is also considering recommending prosecutors pursue charges for obstructing an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Capitol Riot QAnon Believer
Capitol rioter who led mob chasing police officer is jailed for five years
Wearing a T-shirt celebrating the conspiracy theory with his arms spread, Douglas Jensen became part of one of the most memorable images from the riot.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2022

Capitol Riot Investigation
Jan 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, unclear if Trump among them
Mr Thompson said the committee is meeting later on Tuesday to discuss the details

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Capitol Riot Oath Keepers
Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy over US Capitol insurrection
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Election 2022 Arizona
High court rules against Arizona Republican leader in records fight
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC to get phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2022

Election 2022 Trump
Donald Trump sues House committee investigating Capitol attack
Former president Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol to avoid cooperating with a subpoena requiring him to give evidence.

Sat, 12 Nov, 2022

Capitol Riot
Infowars video editor pleads guilty to storming Capitol
A Texas man described as a video editor for the conspiracy theory-promoting Infowars website has pleaded guilty to storming the US Capitol, where he captured footage of the scene where a police officer fatally shot a California woman who joined the ...

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Trump Legal Troubles
Committee issues subpoena to Trump, demanding he testifies over US Capitol riots
The committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in Washington DC has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

Capitol Riot Investigation
Trump ordered to appear before committee probing Capitol attack
The committee may well make a decision on whether to make a criminal referral to the Justice Department

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Capitol Riot Proud Boys
Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy for Capitol attack
A man has pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election, making him the first member of the extremist group to plead guilty to a seditious ...

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022

Capitol Riot Sentencing
Capitol rioter branded ‘one-man wrecking ball’ jailed for seven years
A judge has sentenced US capitol rioter Kyle Young to seven years in prison, calling him a “one-man wrecking ball” who helped in a sustained assault on a police officer.

Wed, 28 Sep, 2022

Capitol Riot Investigation
Supreme Court justice’s wife agrees to interview with Capitol riots panel
Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the January 6 2021 insurrection.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Capitol-Gunshots
Man opens fire near US Capitol before killing himself
A man drove his car into a barricade near the US Capitol and then began firing gunshots in the air from the burning car before fatally shooting himself, police said.

Sun, 14 Aug, 2022

Capitol Riot White Supremacist
Ex-police officer gets seven years in prison over Washington Capitol riot
An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2022

Capitol Riot First Trial
Man who stormed US Capitol with gun gets longest prison term
A Texas man convicted of storming the US Capitol with a handgun, helmet and body armour has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, the longest sentence imposed so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

Mon, 01 Aug, 2022

Capitol Riot Investigation
January 6: Donald Trump spurned aides’ pleas to call off Capitol mob
Desperate pleas from aides, allies, members of Congress and even Donald Trump’s own family were ignored on January 6 as the former president refused to call off the mob attack at the Capitol.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2022

Capitol Riot Investigation
Donald Trump ‘attempted to contact US Capitol riots witness’
Rep Liz Cheney said that the Justice Department has been notified

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Election 2020 Nevada
Committee to investigate how Trump’s ‘siren call’ incited Capitol riots
The House committee is preparing to highlight the way violent far-right extremists answered Donald Trump’s “siren call” to come to Washington for a big rally.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Capitol Riot Investigation
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon agrees to testify over Capitol riots
The committee says it wants to hear from Mr Bannon because he 'had specific knowledge about the events planned for January 6 before they occurred'

Mon, 11 Jul, 2022

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