The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Department pursue 3 criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
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Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
The committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department but has not disclosed who the targets would be.
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Prosecutor says Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
Jurors have heard a prosecutor’s opening statements for a second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Gorham man sentenced to 30 days in prison for role in Capitol riot
Nicholas Hendrix, an Army veteran, is the first Maine resident to be sentenced for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Jan. 6 police heroes honored for defending Capitol from Trump mob
In bestowing Congress’ highest honor, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the officers for ‘courageously answering the call to defend our democracy in one of the nation’s darkest hours.’
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Low-level Oath Keepers face U.S. sedition trial after leader’s conviction
Jury selection starts Tuesday in Washington for the trial of four more defendants linked to the Oath Keepers. It will be the second of three seditious-conspiracy trials planned by prosecutors following an investigation that has led to more than 900 arrests.
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Jan. 6 panel staff angry at Cheney for focusing too much of report on Trump
Fifteen former and current staffers expressed concerns that important findings unrelated to Trump will not become available to the American public.
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Woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack
Riley June Williams was found guilty of 6 federal counts, including civil disorder.
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‘Democracy is fragile,’ prosecutor says at close of Oath Keepers trial
The seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four other associates of the extremist group caps the highest-profile prosecution to arise from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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They rallied in D.C. on Jan. 6. Now they’re joining Congress.
The arrival of freshman lawmakers who had come to Washington as pro-Trump activists on Jan. 6 underscores the extent to which the House Republican caucus remains a haven for election deniers.