Capitol insurrection

Speaker Mike Johnson says he'll make 44,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage available to the general public

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The videos show some of the fighting up close and give a bird's eye view of the Capitol complex as hundreds of Trump's supporters stormed the building, violently attacking police officers and breaking in through windows and doors.

Former State Department official sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors say Klein repeatedly assaulted officers, urged other rioters to join the fray and tried to stop police from shutting entrance doors during a fight for control of a tunnel entrance on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace.

Trump's relationship with far-right groups under scrutiny during Colorado 'insurrection' trial

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The plaintiffs on Tuesday called an extremism expert who testified that Trump has a close relationship with far-right extremists and that they clearly interpreted his calls to protest the certification of Biden's win on Jan. 6, 2021, as a call…

Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot

By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

An attorney for ex-Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio says his defense team will review federal prosecutors' reasoning for appealing his 22-year prison sentence in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.

Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off 2024 ballots

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

The former president's attorneys made the claim in two motions posted in court Monday attempting to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to ban him from Colorado's presidential ballot.

Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over Capitol insurrection

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

An Arizona man at the center of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory has been charged with a misdemeanor in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot.

Infowars host Owen Shroyer gets 2 months in prison in Capitol insurrection case

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Prosecutors said Shroyer "helped create" Jan. 6, 2021, by spewing violent rhetoric and spreading baseless claims of election fraud to hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol on Jan. 6

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The judge told Hellonen that she can't fathom why he violated his oath to protect and defend the Constitution by joining the Jan. 6, 2021 riot.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

By Associated Press

Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.

Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 insurrection

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.