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House Republicans Call for Criminal Probe of Cheney

Panel calls Jan. 6 committee she co-chaired a 'political weapon' focused on tarnishing Trump legacy

(Newser) - House Republicans who investigated the Capitol attack—and what they call the "failures and politicization" of the House Select Committee that conducted its own investigation—are calling for a criminal investigation of the party's former No. 3 leader in the House. In an interim report issued Tuesday, the...

Sanders on Trump's Jail Comment: Looks Like 'Dictatorship'

Senator says Biden should 'very seriously' consider preemptive pardons

(Newser) - President-elect Trump recently said members of the House of Representatives committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot " should be in jail ," and President Biden is reportedly considering preemptive pardons for them and others Trump may target. Is that a good idea? "Well, I think he...

Report on FBI Debunks Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories

Inspector general has criticisms of agency but found no evidence agents provoked Capitol riot

(Newser) - A report released Thursday by the Justice Department's inspector general says investigators discovered no reason to believe law enforcement did anything to provoke or encourage the attack on the US Capitol—a conspiracy theory long promoted by allies of President-elect Trump. "We found no evidence in the materials...

Trump: Rioters Will Get Pardons on Day 1
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Dec 8, 2024 11:30 AM CST

Trump Pledges Fast Pardons of Rioters

But Liz Cheney deserves jail, president-elect says

(Newser) - President-elect Trump said his supporters convicted of attacking the US Capitol will not have to wait long to be pardoned once he takes office. "I'm going to be acting very quickly. First day," Trump said on NBC's Meet the Press. More than 1,251 people have...

Judge Tosses Jan. 6 Suit Against Fox News, Carlson

Trump backer accused network, host of suggesting he was working for FBI

(Newser) - A Delaware court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by a Marine veteran purported to have been a federal agent who egged on the Jan. 6 rioters. Former Fox host Tucker Carlson was among the media figures promoting the conspiracy theory. The New York Times reports that...

Jan. 6 Rioter Plotted to Kill His Investigators

Edward Kelley, 35, now faces up to life in prison

(Newser) - Two weeks after he was convicted of charges for his role as one of the first people to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Edward Kelley has been convicted of plotting to kill those who investigated him. The Tennessee man was found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy to murder federal...

Comedic Actor Pleads Guilty in Capitol Riot
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Nov 2, 2024 3:55 PM CDT

Bob's Burgers Actor Gets Prison Time Over Capitol Riot

Jay Johnston sentenced to a year and a day behind bars

(Newser) - Comedic actor Jay Johnston has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for his role in the 2021 Capitol riot, reports the Hill . Among other things, prosecutors say he took part in a "heave-ho push" that pinned an officer against a door frame. Johnston, who has...

Harris to State Final Argument to Voters From the Ellipse

Democratic nominee will speak from the spot where Trump urged on his supporters on Jan. 6

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver her closing argument to voters on Tuesday at the Ellipse in Washington, the place where then-President Donald Trump rallied supporters and urged them to march on the Capitol. Campaign officials said the Democratic presidential nominee is likely to speak about Trump's role in...

Ex-Funeral Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Capitol Riot Charges

Peter Moloney sprayed wasp killer at police, assaulted journalists

(Newser) - Peter Moloney, a former co-owner of a chain of Long Island funeral homes, has pleaded guilty to spraying wasp killer at police and assaulting two journalists during the Capitol riot. The 60-year-old could face up to nine years in prison when he is sentenced in February, the AP reports. Prosecutors...

Physician Who Slugged Officer in Capitol Sentenced

Jacquelyn Starer receives prison time after agreeing to not practice medicine any more in her state

(Newser) - A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob attack on the US Capitol was sentenced Thursday to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement. Jacquelyn Starer was in a crowd of rioters inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when she struck...

Jury Convicts First Rioter to Enter Capitol
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Aug 28, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

First Rioter in Capitol Learns His Fate

Michael Sparks gets 4 years, 5 months behind bars

(Newser) - The Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the building was sentenced on Tuesday to four years and five months in prison, the AP reports. Before learning his sentencing, Michael Sparks told the judge that he still believes...

'J6 Praying Grandma' Who Stormed Capitol Learns Her Fate

Rebecca Lavrenz, 72, owns a B&B in Colorado

(Newser) - A Colorado bed-and-breakfast operator who promotes herself online as the "J6 praying grandma" was sentenced on Monday to six months of home confinement in her Capitol riot case after the judge railed against "offensive" comments she has made about the criminal justice system, the AP reports. Prosecutors had...

Rioter Who Told Mob Democrats 'Need to Hang' Gets 20 Years

David Dempsey pleaded guilty in assaults on officers

(Newser) - A Donald Trump supporter who stood in front of a gallows set up near the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and named Democratic politicians he said "need to hang" was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on Friday. Prosecutors said David Dempsey viciously attacked law enforcement officers...

Capitol Riot Defendant Held Over Threat to Barrett's Life

Officials say Bradley Scott Nelson hoped someone would kill justice after dissent

(Newser) - A Nevada man awaiting trial on charges that he stormed the US Capitol has been jailed after being accused of making threats directed at Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and other public officials. Bradley Scott Nelson's "escalating rhetoric" is grounds for detaining him until a hearing, a...

Trump: I'd 'Absolutely' Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters

'If they are innocent, I would pardon them,' he tells NABJ conference during interview

(Newser) - Former President Trump reiterated a promise on Wednesday to pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he returns to the White House. "Oh, absolutely I would," Trump told ABC News' Rachel Scott during the National Association of Black Journalists' conference in Chicago. "If they are innocent, I would pardon...

Marine Gets Prison for Role in 'Extreme Violence' on Jan. 6

Tyler Bradley Dykes, since discharged, took riot shield from officers

(Newser) - A Marine who stormed the US Capitol and was accused of flashing a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison. Tyler Bradley Dykes of South Carolina was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from two police...

Supreme Court Leaves Bannon's Prison Date Intact

Trump ally has to start serving his sentence Monday

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid to delay a prison sentence for Steve Bannon as he appeals his conviction for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol insurrection. Bannon filed an emergency appeal after a judge ordered him to report to prison July 1...

SCOTUS: Obstruction Charges for Capitol Rioters Now Trickier

Court finds charge must come with proof of an effort to tamper with documents

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Trump. The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron...

Former Bob's Burgers Actor to Plead Guilty to Jan. 6 Charges

Jay Johnston faces multiple federal charges

(Newser) - Actor Jay Johnston, who was dropped as the voice of Jimmy Pesto on Bob's Burgers in 2021 after he was hit with Capitol riot charges, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges next month. Johnston, 55, faces charges including civil disorder and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a...

Candidate Walks Off Georgia Debate Stage After Statement

Chuck Hand, who was convicted of taking part in the Capitol riot, is running for Congress

(Newser) - A televised congressional debate in Georgia didn't go as planned Sunday when one of the two candidates abruptly walked off stage after his opening remarks, reports the Hill . "This is where I get back in my truck and head back to southwest Georgia, because I got two races...

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