Politics Nov 29 Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Politics Nov 04 On the witness stand, Oath Keepers leader offers his version of 2020 events Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Oct 13 Jan. 6 sedition trial shows extremists getting energized by Trump tweet A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later.
Politics Oct 06 Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.
Politics Sep 27 Sedition trial begins for Oath Keepers leader Jury selection is underway in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates are charged with seditious conspiracy.
Politics Sep 07 Elected officials, police officers and members of military on Oath Keepers membership list, report says A new report says that the names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that's accused of playing a key role in the Jan.
Politics Sep 01 Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection A retired New York Police Department officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking the U.S. Capitol and using a metal flagpole to assault one of the police officers trying to hold off a mob of Donald…
Politics Aug 29 Jan. 6 rioter who encountered senator in Capitol sentenced to over 4 years in prison A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Jul 13 Capitol rioter with Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick gets 5 months in prison Prosecutors say Blair encountered a line of police officers on the Capitol's West Lawn and was arrested after he pushed his lacrosse stick against an officer's chest.
Politics Jul 11 Trump associates’ ties to extremists probed by Jan. 6 panel An upcoming hearing of the House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection is expected to examine ties between people in former President Donald Trump's orbit and extremist groups who played a role in the U.S. Capitol riot.