Appeals Court Debates Charge Invoked In 300 Capitol Riot Cases
Hundreds of prosecutions in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot are hanging in the balance as a panel of federal judges decide the...
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- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Missouri Man Sentenced In Capitol Riot Said Trump Is To Blame
An Independence, Mo., man sentenced for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, blamed former President Trump, right-wing media and other...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
Family Of Officer Who Died After Jan. 6 Assault Snubs GOP Leaders
The family of a deceased U.S. Capitol police officer refused to shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R=KY) and House...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
House Jan. 6 Panel Plans Criminal Referrals to Justice Department
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department as...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Oath Keepers Founder Rhodes Found Guilty of Sedition
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn President Biden’s...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
First Woman Convicted By Jury in Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot
A Pennsylvania woman who joined a mob in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted Monday of impeding...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Jan. 6 Committee Readies Potential Criminal Referrals Against Trump
As the House January 6 select committee wraps up its work before Republicans take control of the House and shut down the inquiry, a new...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
Jan. 6 Rioter Who Assaulted Officer Gets 90 Months In Prison
A Jan. 6, 2021 rioter has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for brutally assaulting a police officer, Politico reports....
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Trump Subpoena Sets Up Potential Legal Test
In what is shaping up as a potential constitutional clash — or a mere postscript to the upcoming midterm elections — the House committee...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 21, 2022
- 1 min
DOJ Asks Congress For $34M More To Prosecute Capitol Rioters
The Biden administration needs $34 million more to bring the Jan. 6 rioters to justice, but it’s not clear Congress will grant that...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
DOJ Seeks Six-Month Prison Term For Steve Bannon In Jan. 6 Case
Federal prosecutors urged a judge to make former President Trump’s political confidant Stephen Bannon the first person to be imprisoned...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Secret Service Knew Early About Violent Threats On Jan. 6, 2021
The Secret Service had early warnings that supporters of President Trump were plotting an armed attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
DOJ Flips Proud Boy as Sedition Case Witness
A member of the inner circle of longtime Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio agreed to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy in the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 4, 2022
- 1 min
Oath Keepers Planned 'Armed Rebellion' At Capitol, U.S. Says
The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates planned an "armed rebellion" to keep President Trump in power, the...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Jury Selected In Oath Keepers Sedition Trial
A jury was chosen in the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and other members of the extremist group who face seditious...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Oath Keepers Jury Trial Begins In Sedition Case Over Jan. 6 Riot
A jury trial begins this week for five members of the far-right group Oath Keepers militia, including its founder Stewart Rhodes, in a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
DOJ Steps Up Jan. 6, 2021 Probe, Giving Subpoenas to 40 Trump Aides
Justice Department officials have seized the phones of two top advisers to former President Trump and issued about 40 subpoenas to his...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Republican Senators Criticize Trump For Jan. 6 Pardon Idea
Former President Trump’s promise to grant pardons to the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, should he be re-elected, is...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
New Mexico Judge Orders County Official Removed For Jan. 6 Actions
A New Mexico county official was convicted of entering a restricted area during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. District...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 2, 2022
- 2 min
Oath Keepers Attorney Arrested in Jan. 6 Probe
An attorney who is a close advisor to the leader of the far-right group Oath Keepers was arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021,...
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