Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Ronny Jackson of Texas are members of the ultra-right House Freedom Caucus that have in recent years aligned themselves with Trump.
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NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol insurrection
A federal jury has convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection, rejecting his claim he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask.
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Former Minot resident pleads guilty to 2nd charge for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection
Mitch Simon likely to face up to 14 months in federal prison for wielding a bicycle rack against a police officer outside the Capitol.
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Evidence mounts of Republican involvement in Trump election schemes
Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.
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Second Oath Keepers member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy
Brian Ulrich was recorded in Washington providing security to longtime Donald Trump political adviser Roger Stone in January 2021.
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House Republican leader downplays secretly recorded remarks about Trump
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy initially called the report – before the recording surfaced – ‘totally false and wrong.’
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Greene, in text to Meadows, raised topic of martial law to keep Trump in power
News of the messages comes days after she testified in a separate case that she could not recall whether she had advocated for martial law.
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Warren calls McCarthy a ‘liar’ and ‘traitor’ over Jan. 6 tape
Democrats point to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s recorded comments as proof that lawmakers at the highest levels privately acknowledge Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection yet continue to defend him in public.
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Trump aide Stephen Miller speaks to Jan. 6 panel
Miller is the latest in a series of sit-downs the committee has scored with those in Trump’s inner circle as lawmakers move closer to the former president.
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Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for U.S. Capitol riot actions found guilty
Jurors rejected Dustin Byron Thompson’s novel defense, in which he blamed Trump and members of the president’s inner circle for the insurrection and for his own actions.