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Jan 92 min read
Washington Police Receive Threats, Warn of Increased Violence If Trump Pardons Jan. 6 Rioters
Alarm bells are ringing for law enforcement officers who publicly testified before the House Jan. 6 Committee and at countless criminal...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 19, 20242 min read
“Frightening” If Oath Keepers Founder is Pardoned, Judge Says
The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 19, 20241 min read
Military Veteran Gets Four Years After Role In Jan. 6 Riot
A Louisiana veteran who served in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for his role in the...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Jan. 6 Defendant Wins Delay Based on Pardon Potential
Although most Capitol breach trials and sentences are going forward, one was postponed Thursday after the defendant pointed to...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 1, 20241 min read
Special Counsel Asks Judge To Decline Trump’s Latest Bid To Toss Jan. 6 Case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked Judge Tanya Chutkan, who was allotted former President Trump's Jan. 6 election-interference...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Upheld Conviction For Capitol Rioter Sets Precedent For Federal Trespass Law
On Tuesday, the federal appeals court in Washington, DC upheld the conviction of the Cowboys for Trump founder, Couy Griffin, who entered...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Special Counsel Rips Into Trump In Great Detail, in 165-Page Filing
After the 2020 election, as his bid to hold on to power grew increasingly desperate, Donald Trump pressed Republican Party Chair Ronna...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Brothers Arrested for Assaulting Photographer on January 6
Two brothers were arrested on Thursday, accused of assaulting Erin Schaff, a New York Times staff photographer, in the U.S. Capitol...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 6, 20241 min read
'Jan. 6 Can't Be Denied': Sweeping AP Project Tracks Cases, Reviews Mountain of Video and Documents
In a far-reaching investigation and analysis, “The Cases of January 6,” Associated Press reporter spent more than three years tracking...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 22, 20241 min read
Oath Keepers Militia Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tampering With Evidence
Kellye SoRelle, former lawyer for the Oath Keepers militia, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to advising members of the far-right group to...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 21, 20242 min read
North Carolina Police Officer Arrested For Allegedly Storming The Capitol On Jan. 6
A police officer in North Carolina was arrested on Thursday for his alleged actions during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. John...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 21, 20241 min read
Panel Rejects Trump Ally Steve Bannon’s Bid To Stay Out Of Prison
A federal appeals court panel on Thursday rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to stay out of prison while he fights...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 7, 20241 min read
Steve Bannon Ordered to Jail for Contempt by July 1, Judge Rules
A federal judge ordered Steve Bannon, a close associate of former President Donald Trump, to start his four-month prison term by July 1....
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Crime and Justice News
May 29, 20242 min read
Police Officers Who Defended Capitol On Jan. 6 To Help Biden Campaign
Three police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the deadly Jan. 6 riot will help President Joe Biden's campaign in...
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Crime and Justice News
May 17, 20242 min read
Days After Storming of U.S. Capitol, Justice Alito Flew Upside-Down Flag Outside His Home
An upside-down American flag, a symbol associated with former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud, was displayed...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Testimony: Trump Could Have Acted on Jan. 6, But Did Not
If he'd called Pentagon leaders on January 6, Donald Trump could have cleared up confusion and hastened the arrival of National Guard...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 6, 20241 min read
Pitchfork-Wielding Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison
A Capitol rioter who came to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wielding a pitchfork and then clashed with officers throughout the day was...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 20, 20242 min read
D.C Federal Court Judges Push Back Against Jan. 6 Conspiracy Rhetoric
In a growing number of cases, judges in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia are using their platform to swat down...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 30, 20241 min read
SCOTUS Flooded by Amicus Briefs in Trump 14th Amendment Case
Outside parties have filed hundreds of pages of friend-of-the-court briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court concerning Trump's appeal to the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Trump Indicted Under the KKK Act, Law Used in 1860s and 1960s
Prosecutor Jack Smith indicted Trump under the KKK Act, which incorporates the 14th amendment, section 3, of the Constitution. Trump’s...
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