Politics Jan 20 Trump issues sweeping pardon of people charged with crimes in Jan. 6 insurrection President Donald Trump on Monday said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the…
Politics Jan 14 Trump pardons can’t erase impact of Capitol riot convictions, top DC prosecutor says President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to pardon Capitol rioters when he returns to the White House next week, but Graves says pardons can't undo the work that his office has done.
Politics Jan 10 Second judge finds Giuliani in contempt of court for lying about Georgia election workers Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday for the second time this week — by a second federal judge — for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a $148…
Politics Jan 06 Here’s where Jan. 6 trials stand on the fourth anniversary of the Capitol riot Jan. 6 trials, guilty pleas and sentencings have continued chugging along in Washington's federal court despite Trump's promise to pardon rioters, whom he has called “political prisoners" and “hostages” he contends were treated too harshly.
Politics Dec 23 Ex-police officer convicted of lying about leaking confidential information to Proud Boys leader Tarrio U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson convicted former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond of obstructing justice and making false statements after a trial without a jury.
Politics Nov 07 Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump’s 2020 defeat toast his White House return Trump's praise of Jan. 6 defendants was a centerpiece of his campaign, with rallies honoring them as heroes featuring a song he collaborated on with a group of jailed rioters.
Politics Oct 29 Nearly 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, election threats persist American University professor Kurt Braddock says many of Donald Trump's supporters have doubled down on electoral conspiracy theories since the Jan. 6 siege.
Politics Oct 28 ‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor gets 1 year in prison for Jan. 6 Capitol riot role Jay Johnston joined other rioters in a “heave ho” push against police officers guarding a tunnel entrance to the Capitol. He also cracked jokes and interacted with other rioters as he used a cellphone to record the violence around him,…
Nation Sep 25 Jan. 6 rioter mistakenly released from prison, prosecutors say Prosecutors say the federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Sep 05 Lawyer for Donald Trump’s election subversion case accuses prosecutors of ‘illegitimate’ indictment in court hearing Thursday's hearing in federal court in Washington was the first in the case in nearly a year.