Trump pardons about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to absolve those who were charged for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.
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President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to absolve those who were charged for their conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, authorities arrested Williams on Thursday in Savannah, Georgia, where he will appear in federal court.
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas in the race for Senate Republican leader.
A Wisconsin man fled to Ireland and sought asylum to avoid a prison sentence for joining a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, federal authorities allege in a court filing Tuesday.
Jay Johnston, who also starred in "Bob's Burgers," faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder.
Carlos Ayala was arrested on multiple charges on Tuesday, according to federal court records.
Paul Orta Jr., 34, of Blue Earth, Minnesota, was arrested on Tuesday on multiple charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol building.
A former Georgia official and a journalist were called to testify before a Fulton County grand jury investigating alleged efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
Speaking Saturday night, the former vice president also criticized right-wing politicians and media personalities who have sought to sanitize the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
The former president is facing lawsuits filed by members of Congress and U.S. Capitol Police officers.
Garret Miller also assaulted several police officers and, after leaving the Capitol grounds, replied to a tweet from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with, "Assassinate AOC."
J. Brett Blanton, who oversees the facilities, historical artifacts and U.S. Capitol grounds, was the subject of a blistering internal review by the agency's inspector general last year.
Jensen appeared to squander an opportunity for some degree leniency by giving a tepid statement at his sentencing hearing.
"Lawlessness breeds lawlessness," U.S. District Judge Colleen Koller-Kotelly told Rivera.
Rhodes and four codefendants are in the middle of a weeks-long trial on charges of seditious conspiracy.
Prosecutors described the arsenal of weapons the Oath Keepers amassed just outside of Washington, D.C. before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Committee vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney said a "key task" remained: "We must seek the testimony under oath of Jan. 6's central player."
Prosecutors allege Stewart Rhodes and his associates conspired to use force to halt the peaceful transition of power in support of former President Trump.
The committee said the hearing was being postponed "in light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida."
In the audio, the group says that former President Donald Trump did not tell the rioters to "stand down" when he tweeted to support Capitol police amid the attack.
In an interview with CBS News, Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger said there are still "many unanswered questions."
Johnson spokeswoman Alexa Henning downplayed the texts after they were publicly revealed for the first time during the committee's hearing in Washington, but did not deny that Johnson had wanted to hand-deliver the slate of fake electors to Pence.
A Minnesota man who works at a post office in Eagan has been charged in connection to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
