Son of January 6 defendant Guy Reffitt testifies against his father
Jackson Reffitt was worried about what his father, a member of a far-right group, might do, after threatening that the goverment "is going to be destroyed in this fight."
Watch CBS News
Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
Jackson Reffitt was worried about what his father, a member of a far-right group, might do, after threatening that the goverment "is going to be destroyed in this fight."
Joshua James admitted that leader Stewart Rhodes told the group to prepare to use "lethal force" against anyone who tried to remove former President Trump from office. He will also cooperate with investigators.
Reffitt's attorney said of Reffitt, "He exaggerates and he rants."
"We will leave no stone unturned," Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
Nine men and seven women — all D.C. residents — will determine Reffitt's fate.
In a new court filing, his attorneys say he didn't comply because he was heeding his lawyers' advice and didn't know he was committing a crime.
In a case now dismissed, prosecutors accused Gang Chen, an American citizen, of being loyal to China.
The judge also threw out legal claims against Donald Trump Jr. and former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Diana Toebbe was accused of acting as a lookout for her husband as he tried to pass off nuclear submarine secrets.
Judge Beryl Howell says allowing those who stormed the Capitol to admit to petty crimes risks minimizing the attack.
Ilya Lichtenstein is in jail, and wife Heather Morgan has been freed; the judge said evidence tying them to the scheme is "very strong."
The engineer was accused of hiding memory cards in a peanut butter sandwich, a Band-Aid wrapper and a chewing gum package that were left at dead drops.
The case is part of largest U.S. financial seizure ever: $3.6 billion tied to hack at virtual currency exchange Bitfinex.
Ralph Karau, who once had a top-secret security clearance, invented a State Department official to confront the couple after his daughter alleged the two had mistreated her.
Guy Reffitt, charged with bringing a firearm to the Capitol attack, will be the first alleged rioter to face a jury, as the ongoing pandemic complicates his high-profile case.