Ward has said her First Amendment rights would be chilled if investigators were able to learn whom she spoke with while trying to challenge former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
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Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.
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Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers’ leader gets COVID
Jurors were supposed to begin hearing the fourth week of testimony in the case against Stewart Rhodes and four others accused of plotting to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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In middle of Jan. 6 riot, Oath Keepers chief reached out to Proud Boys
The contents of the 2:32 p.m. call were not available to investigators, but Whitney Drew testified that during the conversation Kelly Meggs began leading his Oath Keepers group in single-file “stack” formation up the stairs.
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, shows startling new video
Former President Donald Trump is almost certain to fight the subpoena and decline to testify.
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First member of Proud Boys pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy
The rarely used Civil War era offense calls for up to 20 years behind bars.
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A majority of Republican nominees – 299 in all – deny the 2020 election results
Among 569 Republican candidates who advanced to the general election in key races for statewide and federal office, 53 percent have denied the 2020 election result.
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Jan. 6 committee schedules next public hearing for Oct. 13
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13.
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Who are the Oath Keepers on trial for seditious conspiracy?
Stewart Rhodes, who in 2009 founded the extremist anti-government group, goes on trial on Monday with 4 others in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; the rest are set for trial in November.
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Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas told Jan. 6 committee she stands by false election claims, chairman says
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson said the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stood by the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.