Prosecutors warned that Trump was charged with sowing lies that prompted violence and undermined democracy after the 2020 election, and suggested that he appears to be doing so again, this time targeting the judicial system.
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Capitol rioter who attacked photographer and police officers is sentenced to 5 years
Capitol Police Officer Devan Gowdy suffered a concussion when Rodney Milstreed hurled a four-foot wooden club at a line of officers.
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Ray Epps, targeted by a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor in riot
The former Marine has claimed in a lawsuit filed this year that Fox News Channel made him a scapegoat for the Capitol riot, falsely claiming he was a government agent who was whipping up trouble.
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Man who threw flagpole at police during Jan. 6 riot gets more than 6 years in prison
Prosecutors say the Tennessee man, a former prison corrections officer, spent hours the day of the riot verbally and physically attacking police.
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Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties
The judge says it ‘carried a great deal of weight’ to learn that Dodge Hellonen maintained a positive attitude and stellar work ethic when he was effectively demoted after the Jan. 6 attack.
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Arrests continue in Jan. 6 riot; 5th man charged in attack on D.C. police officer
Wayne Snoots is charged in attack on former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone. About 190 people have been charged this year in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
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Lawsuit contends Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause bars Trump from running again for president
The complaint, likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court, was filed on behalf of 6 Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 conspiracy
Tarrio wasn’t in Washington on Jan. 6 – he was arrested 2 days earlier in a separate case – but prosecutors say he helped put in motion and encourage the violence.
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Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years
Two Proud Boys were sentenced Friday, one-time leader Ethan Nordean and ‘enthusiastic foot soldier’ Dominic Pezzola.
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Two former Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The 17-year prison term for organizer Joseph Biggs and 15-year sentence for leader Zachary Rehl were the second and third longest sentences handed down yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.