Supreme Court Divided on Law for Prosecuting Jan. 6 Rioters
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Divided on Law for Prosecuting Jan. 6 Rioters
2024-04-16 22:02:25
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether to throw out criminal charges of obstructing an official proceeding against Jan. 6 defendants, including former President Donald Trump. About 350 persons who invaded the Capitol during the Jan.... Read More

Court’s Ruling Would Reduce Sentences for Some Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrectionists
Law
Court’s Ruling Would Reduce Sentences for Some Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrectionists
2024-03-05 19:37:32
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is trying to decide whether to appeal a federal judge's ruling Friday that would free about 100 of the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters at the Capitol earlier than anticipated. They were sentenced to prison with... Read More

Capitol Police Can Continue Lawsuit Against Trump for Jan. 6 Insurrection
Litigation
Capitol Police Can Continue Lawsuit Against Trump for Jan. 6 Insurrection
2024-01-02 19:11:13
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. Capitol Police officers are moving ahead this week in suing former President Donald Trump after winning a court judgment Friday that says he has no immunity from civil lawsuits. The police officers accuse Trump... Read More

Trump’s Republican Critics Ask Court to Reject His ‘Absolute Immunity’
Law
Trump’s Republican Critics Ask Court to Reject His ‘Absolute Immunity’
2023-12-27 20:16:50
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Former top Republican federal officials on Tuesday filed a brief with the appeals court in Washington, D.C., asking that former President Donald Trump's claim of immunity for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol not be allowed. Trump's... Read More

Fox News Producer Sues Network After Refusing to Support Trump
Media
Fox News Producer Sues Network After Refusing to Support Trump
2023-11-15 21:04:55
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A former Fox News reporter says in a lawsuit moved to federal court this week that he was fired for questioning the television network’s reports that he said were designed to “appease” the Trump administration after the Jan.... Read More

Judge Imposes Narrow Gag Order in Trump Jan. 6 Case
Law
Judge Imposes Narrow Gag Order in Trump Jan. 6 Case
2023-10-16 18:17:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is now subject to a partial gag order barring him from verbal and written attacks on Special Counsel Jack Smith, his staff, witnesses and potential witnesses in his election conspiracy case. In handing down... Read More

DOJ Argues Trump Not Immune From Jan. 6 Liability Claims
Litigation
DOJ Argues Trump Not Immune From Jan. 6 Liability Claims
2023-03-02 22:17:56
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump should not be able to claim executive immunity from liability claims arising from the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said in a court filing on Thursday. The filing... Read More

Jan. 6 Panel Urges Trump Prosecution on Four Criminal Counts
Congress
Jan. 6 Panel Urges Trump Prosecution on Four Criminal Counts
2022-12-19 22:44:25
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. Capitol sent Justice Department prosecutors a recommendation that former President Donald Trump be charged with four crimes. Those alleged crimes are inciting or assisting an... Read More

Justices Rule Against Arizona GOP Leader in Jan. 6 Records Fight
Supreme Court
Justices Rule Against Arizona GOP Leader in Jan. 6 Records Fight
2022-11-14 18:07:49
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol to access phone records belonging to the Arizona Republican Party’s chairwoman. As is their long-standing... Read More

Oath Keepers Founder Denies Planning Jan. 6 Riot at Capitol
Law
Oath Keepers Founder Denies Planning Jan. 6 Riot at Capitol
2022-11-07 21:53:32
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes denied that he planned an attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, as he testified during his own trial Monday in Washington, D.C. He said his earlier suggestion to then-President Donald Trump... Read More

<strong>Trump Misses Deadline to Deliver Documents Congress Subpoenaed</strong>
Congress
Trump Misses Deadline to Deliver Documents Congress Subpoenaed
2022-11-05 00:01:39
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The deadline came and went Friday for Donald Trump to deliver documents that answer the subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. Lawmakers warned him he would suffer... Read More

Congress Subpoenas Trump to Explain His Attempts to Hold On to Presidency
Congress
Congress Subpoenas Trump to Explain His Attempts to Hold On to Presidency
2022-10-13 20:03:31
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol voted Tuesday to subpoena Donald Trump to testify about his attempt to hang on to the presidency after losing the election. Committee members said... Read More

Congress Implicates Trump in Inciting Mob Violence at Capitol
Jan. 6
Congress Implicates Trump in Inciting Mob Violence at Capitol
2022-07-13 16:48:38
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Witnesses to a congressional committee on Tuesday implicated former President Donald Trump in knowingly inciting extremists to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Part of the incitement came from his huge social media following, which he used... Read More

Justice Dept. Suspects Trump Supporter of Influencing Jan. 6 Riot Prosecutions
Congress
Justice Dept. Suspects Trump Supporter of Influencing Jan. 6 Riot Prosecutions
2022-06-24 21:45:04
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to investigate whether former Trump attorney Sidney Powell is contributing funds to the legal defense of the right ring extremist Oath Keepers accused of raiding the U.S. Capitol on Jan.... Read More

Contempt Case to Continue as Mark Meadows Sues Jan. 6 Panel
Litigation
Contempt Case to Continue as Mark Meadows Sues Jan. 6 Panel
2021-12-09 16:06:33
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol Wednesday after its chairman vowed to pursue contempt charges against the former Trump advisor. The long running conflict... Read More

Capitol Defenders Honored With Congressional Gold Medals
Law Enforcement
Capitol Defenders Honored With Congressional Gold Medals
2021-08-06 16:18:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a bill that honors the Capitol Police, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement agencies with Congressional Gold Medals for protecting lawmakers from the pro-Trump insurrectionists who stormed the... Read More

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