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Justice Department Tries to Protect President From Jan. 6 Civil Lawsuits
The Justice Department made an unusual effort on Thursday to short-circuit a series of civil lawsuits seeking to hold President Trump...
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6 days ago2 min read
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Jan. 6 Video Evidence 'Disappeared,' Media Orgs Say In Legal Filing
Attorneys for a group of news organizations said in a legal filing on Tuesday that evidence used at the sentencing of a rioter charged...
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Feb 122 min read
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Meta Agrees To Pay $25M Because it Suspended Trump Social-Media Accounts After Jan. 6 Attacks
Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his...
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Jan 302 min read
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As Insurrectionist Cases Are Dismissed, Meaning of Jan. 6 Pondered by Critics
Criticism is coming from many corners -- Republicans, Democrats, and the judiciary -- even as courts process the dismissal of roughly...
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Jan 242 min read
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Former 'MAGA Granny' Declines Trump Pardon
A woman who once called herself the “MAGA Granny” will decline the pardon that President Donald Trump offered her and other Jan. 6...
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Jan 232 min read
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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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Jan 92 min read
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“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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Dec 19, 20242 min read
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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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Nov 19, 20241 min read
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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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Nov 15, 20242 min read
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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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Nov 1, 20241 min read
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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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Oct 23, 20242 min read
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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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Oct 3, 20242 min read
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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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Sep 13, 20241 min read
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'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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Sep 6, 20241 min read
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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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Aug 22, 20241 min read
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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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Aug 21, 20242 min read
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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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Jun 21, 20241 min read
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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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Jun 7, 20241 min read
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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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May 29, 20242 min read
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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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May 17, 20242 min read
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