Court records published by American Oversight indicate the Pentagon ‘wiped’ the phones of defense officials who led the response to the Capitol attack.
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Texas man who stormed Capitol with gun gets more than 7 years in prison
Prosecutors said Guy Reffitt told fellow members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group that he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the Capitol building by her ankles.
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Secret Service’s own secrets come under scrutiny in Jan. 6 probe
The matter of deleted Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 text messages tied to last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has renewed accusations that the Secret Service allowed itself to be co-opted by Trump.
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Militia group can’t blame Trump at Jan. 6 trial, Justice Department says
Members of a right-wing militia group facing trial on the most serious charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection should be barred from trying to blame former President Donald Trump for their actions, the Justice Department told a judge. Trump, whose supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transition of […]
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Homeland Security watchdog halted plan to recover Secret Service texts, records show
The Homeland Security watchdog came up with a plan to recover text messages exchanged around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol, and then abandoned it.
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Jan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department
The House Jan. 6 committee will share 20 of its interview transcripts with the Justice Department. It remains unclear whether prosecutors will seek to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
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Jan. 6 texts missing for Trump Homeland Security’s Wolf and Cuccinelli
The Department of Homeland Security notified the agency’s inspector general in late February that Homeland Security’s secretary Chad Wolf’s and deputy secretary Ken Cucinelli’s texts were lost in a “reset” of their government phones in January 2021.
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House Jan. 6 panel interviews Mnuchin, pursues Trump Cabinet
The House Jan. 6 committee is in negotiations to talk to several other former members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
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Man tied to Capitol officer’s attack pleads guilty to lesser charges
Another man accused of attacking the officer with bear spray on Jan. 6, 2021, is weighing a stricter plea deal that calls for a prison sentence exceeding 6 years.
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Justice Department investigating Trump’s actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe
People familiar with the probe said investigators are examining the former president’s conversations and have seized phone records of top aides.