Jan. 6

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Missing Jan. 6 Plaque Will Go Up at the Capitol

Senate took action

(Newser) - The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, rebuffing House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has said the commemorative memorial does not comply with the law , the AP reports. The action happened swiftly, with brief debate, in floor...

Anniversary of Capitol Riot Was Marked in Very Different Ways

Democrats held vigil, former Proud Boys leader retraced rioters' steps to Capitol

(Newser) - Five years ago outside the White House, outgoing President Trump told a crowd of supporters to head to the Capitol—"and I'll be there with you"—in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden. A short time later, the world watched...

New White House Site Blames Dems, Police for Capitol Riot

It claims Democrats staged 'real insurrection' on Jan. 6

(Newser) - A new official website from President Trump's White House is marking the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by flipping the script on who was to blame. The site, launched Tuesday, accuses Democrats—and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in particular—of engineering what it calls...

Suspected DC Pipe Bomber May Have a Card to Play

Politico analysis suggests that Brian Cole may be covered by President Trump's Jan. 6 pardon

(Newser) - If Brian Cole is ultimately convicted as the person who placed pipe bombs in Washington, DC, the night before the Capitol riot, he may have an argument to make about avoiding prison. A Politico analysis suggests he is covered by President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 participants. The issue...

A Plaque to Honor Jan. 6 Officers Is MIA at the Capitol

On 5th anniversary of Capitol riot, will it be remembered as 'seminal moment' or 'weird one-off'?

(Newser) - On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, an official plaque honoring the police officers on duty that day is nowhere to be found. It's not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though the...

DC Pipe Bomb Defendant to Be Jailed Until Trial

Judge rules Brian Cole poses a danger to the public

(Newser) - A federal magistrate judge on Friday declined to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh ruled that Brian Cole...

Jack Smith: Jan. 6 'Does Not Happen' Without Trump

House Judiciary Committee releases transcript of ex-special counsel's recent testimony

(Newser) - The Jan. 6. riot at the US Capitol "does not happen" without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020...

DC Pipe Bomb Suspect: 'Something Just Snapped'

Suspect allegedly targeted both parties over 2020 election grievances

(Newser) - Federal prosecutors say the man accused of planting pipe bombs near both major political parties' headquarters in Washington, DC, on Jan. 5, 2021, told investigators he was trying to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was rigged and to strike at both parties because of how...

House Republican Who Backed Trump Impeachment Will Exit

Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse will not seek reelection

(Newser) - One of the last House Republicans who broke with President Trump after the 2021 Capitol riot is calling it quits. Rep. Dan Newhouse of Washington state announced Wednesday he won't run again, saying in a statement that stepping away comes "with no reservations or remorse, only gratitude" for...

FBI Couldn't Read Data Pointing to Pipe Bomb Suspect

WSJ reports cellphone location data held for 4 years was only recently deciphered

(Newser) - Cellphone data that proved crucial in the arrest of the suspect accused of planting pipe bombs on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot sat disregarded for four years, the Wall Street Journal reports, "because investigators couldn't figure out how to read it." That changed only...

Bongino Shrugs Off Past Claims About Pipe Bombs

'I was paid in the past ... for my opinions,' says FBI deputy director about conspiracy theories

(Newser) - Now that the FBI has arrested a suspect in the planting of pipe bombs before the Capitol riot, deputy director Dan Bongino is distancing himself from his own previous comments about a massive cover-up at play, reports the Hill . In an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox, Bongino made a...

Report: Pipe Bomb Suspect Believed Election Was Stolen

Sources say Brian Cole has been cooperating with FBI

(Newser) - Brian Cole, the Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington, DC, the night before the Capitol riot, has told investigators he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources tell NBC News and CNN . According to CNN's sources, the 30-year-old spoke to FBI investigators for hours on Thursday....

Police Boost Security for Raskin After Claim About J6 Pardonee

Taylor Taranto is accused of violating parole after allegedly being seen near congressman's Md. home

(Newser) - Rep. Jamie Raskin is receiving heightened security after a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant was reportedly seen near the Democratic congressman's home in Maryland. Taylor Taranto has faced accusations of threatening Raskin and former President Obama in the past, and this recent incident adds to a growing list of safety...

FBI Finally Nabs a Suspect in Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Case

Breakthrough comes after years of frustration and conspiracy theories

(Newser) - Federal authorities have arrested a suspect in the long-running investigation into pipe bombs planted near the headquarters of both major political parties in Washington, DC, the day before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, sources tell NBC News . The arrest, which took place Thursday morning, represents the first major breakthrough in...

Pardoned Rioter Accused of Threat to Kill Hakeem Jeffries

Christopher Moynihan allegedly vowed to assassinate House minority leader

(Newser) - A pardoned Capitol rioter faces serious new charges after allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, reports CBS News . Court documents say Christopher Moynihan, 34, made threats in text messages, including a vow to assassinate Jeffries before his speech at the Economic Club of New York this week....

YouTube Settles With Trump for $24.5M Over Suspension

President's account was shut down after Capitol riot

(Newser) - YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Trump over the suspension of his account after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Of the total, $22 million will be allocated at Trump's direction to help pay for construction of...

Senator Tries to Block Full Military Honors for Ashli Babbitt

Capitol rioter is on track to be granted military funeral honors

(Newser) - Sen. Ruben Gallego is introducing legislation this week in an attempt to prevent the full military funeral honors currently in the works for Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Arizona Democrat tells CBS News the legislation "comes from a sense...

Judge Orders First Refund for Pardoned Capitol Rioter

He says government has no right to keep $2K in restitution paid by Yvonne St. Cyr

(Newser) - A federal judge has granted a refund of more than $2,200 to a Capitol rioter whose conviction was wiped away by a presidential pardon—marking the first time a Jan. 6 defendant has recouped fines after President Trump's blanket pardon. US District Judge John Bates, who presided...

Jan. 6 Rioter Plotted to Kill His Investigators
Pardoned J6 Rioter
Gets Life Sentence
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Jul 2, 2025 6:04 PM CDT

Pardoned J6 Rioter Gets Life Sentence

Edward Kelley plotted to kill the FBI agents who investigated him

(Newser) - Edward Kelley was pardoned by President Trump for his role in the Capitol riot—but a judge has determined that the pardon doesn't extend to a plot to kill the FBI agents who investigated him. The 36-year-old military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison over a plot...

DOJ Escalates Campaign Against Jan. 6 Prosecutors

Sources say at least 3 involved in Capitol riot criminal cases were fired on Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in US Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest move by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, per two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys who...

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