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Oct 14, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Former NYPD Officer Sentenced to 10 Years for Capitol Riot Assault
Thomas Webster, a former New York Police Department officer who assaulted a U.S. Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot,...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Secret Service's Ornato Retires Days Before IG Interview
Former President Trump's deputy chief of staff for operations, Anthony Ornato, has announced his retirement only two days before a...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 15, 20222 min read
Capitol Rioters Using Insurrection As Platform to Self-Promote
Facing prison time and dire consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some Jan. 6 defendants are trying to profit from their...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Ex-VA Police Officer Gets 7-Year Term For Role in Jan. 6 Attack
A former Virginia police officer was sentenced to over seven years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S....
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Longer Sentences for Jan. 6 Rioters Likely In Seditious Conspiracy Cases
The longest prison sentence given to a Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant came Monday when Guy Reffitt was sentenced to over seven years,...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 2, 20221 min read
Texas Militia Member Sentenced to Seven Years For Capitol Riot Role
A Texas militia member was sentenced to over seven years in prison for participating in the January 6, 2021, capitol riot. It was the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 29, 20222 min read
Secret Service Director Delays Retirement Amid Jan. 6 Issues
Secret Service Director James Murray is delaying a planned retirement as the agency deals with continuing controversies related to the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 22, 20222 min read
Pence Secret Service Agents Feared For Their Lives in Capitol Riot
For 13 minutes on Jan. 6, 2021, as smoke clouded the air and Vice President Pence hid from rioters in his Capitol office, his Secret...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Criminal Investigation Started On Secret Service's Deleted Messages
The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into the destruction of Secret Service text...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 20, 20222 min read
Secret Service Still Seeking Any Missing Texts From Jan. 6, 2021
Documents provided by the Secret Service to the Jan. 6 select committee on Tuesday didn’t include any previously undisclosed text...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 18, 20221 min read
Jury Selection Set for Steve Bannon Criminal Contempt Trial
Jury selection will begin for the trial of Steve Bannon, an advisor to former President Trump, Associated Press reports. Bannon is...
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