In actions and legislation, Republicans are seeking to portray perpetrators of the Capitol riot as victims of zealous federal prosecutors, despite many being convicted of serious crimes.
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Man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Virginia – who arrived at the Capitol with a gas mask and goggles – threw several pole-like objects at police, stole a police baton from an officer and hit at least 2 officers with it, and pointed a strobe light at officers in the tunnel.
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Four guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial
Unlike other Oath Keepers, they were not charged with seditious conspiracy – the most serious offense prosecutors have levied so far in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Prosecutors rest in sedition case against Proud Boys leaders
Federal prosecutors have rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and 4 lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.
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McCarthy tells Trump supporters not to protest if ex-president is indicted
The House speaker’s remarks came after former president Donald Trump told supporters he would be charged in a Manhattan case and to ‘PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!’
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Proud Boys defense puts on a show, inside the court and out
The freewheeling questioning of government witnesses by Proud Boys’ attorneys has also tied the defendants to conspiracy theories about Jan. 6 and exposed some of the far right group’s ugliest rhetoric and beliefs.
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Another View: Republican Party must acknowledge that Trump is a fatally flawed candidate
A recognition of what really happened Jan. 6 necessarily involves a harsh judgment on the man whose falsehoods inspired the insurrection.
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Senate Republicans blast Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 narrative
Republican senators largely rejected the Fox host’s vision of the insurrection as a mostly peaceful protest that involved little violence.
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Military veteran convicted of obstruction in Capitol riot
Virginia resident Hatchet Speed, a former U.S. Naval reservist, marched to the Capitol with members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group.
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner subpoenaed in Jan. 6 investigation
Special counsel Jack Smith wants Kushner and Ivanka Trump to testify in front of a federal grand jury about Donald Trump’s failed efforts to retain power after losing the 2020 election.