It’s evident that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has calibrated what she needs to do to move the case at a brisk pace, without giving the former president more issues to appeal.
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Judge’s illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, who they say organized and led the group’s assault from afar.
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Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
Christopher Worrell of Naples, Florida, was supposed to be sentenced Friday after being found guilty of spraying pepper spray gel on police officers, as part of the mob storming the Capitol.
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
The next hearing in Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case has been set for Aug. 28, just days after the first debate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
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D.C. prepares for Trump’s return, as a criminal defendant
Police officials said they were discussing security measures ahead of the former president’s court appearance.
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Trump has been indicted before. Historians say this time is different.
Scholars say the new charges of attempting to overturn the 2020 election pose a unique test for the rule of law and go to the core of the threat to democracy.
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Here are the Trump co-conspirators described in the Jan. 6 indictment
The co-conspirators are not named in the indictment, but 5 of them can be identified using the detailed descriptions provided by prosecutors.
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Read the federal indictment charging Trump for efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
The former president is charged with 4 counts.
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Man who ran for Maine Senate is charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
Matthew Brackley, 39, of Waldoboro, has been charged with assaulting two law enforcement officers.
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Lebanon man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol
Kyle Fitzsimons was found guilty of 11 charges in September. He was one of hundreds of people who stormed the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.