May 25 Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Rhodes, 58, is the first person convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to receive his punishment, and his sentence is the longest handed down so far in the hundreds of Capitol riot cases. Continue reading
May 24 Rhodes and other Oath Keepers will be sentenced for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press They are the first Jan. 6 defendants sentenced for seditious conspiracy in a series of hearings that will set the standard for more punishments of far-right extremists to follow. Continue reading
May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Former FBI employees accuse bureau of ‘weaponization’ against conservatives By Lindsay Whitehurst, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The three men who described themselves as whistleblowers alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in front of a House panel on what Republicans assert is the "weaponization" of government against conservatives. Continue reading
May 06 Prosecutors seek 25 years for convicted Oath Keepers founder in Jan. 6 case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking 25 years in prison for Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, prosecutors said in court… Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: Garland makes remarks after 4 Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy By Associated Press Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the… Continue reading
Apr 27 Trump’s effort to block Pence grand jury testimony rejected by court By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It was not immediately clear what day former Vice President Mike Pence might appear before the grand jury, which for months has been investigating the events preceding the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and efforts by Trump… Continue reading
Apr 25 Jury deliberates on major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Dozens of witnesses testified over more than three months in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Apr 05 Pence set to testify in investigation into 2020 election after declining to appeal order By Jill Colvin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A spokesman says former Vice President Mike Pence won't appeal a judge's order compelling him to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading
Mar 25 Analysis: How the Waco siege resonates 30 years later By Art Jipson, Paul J. Becker, The Conversation The tragedy is a powerful moment in political extremist groups’ ideologies and highlights some themes that Trump has emphasized in the past: the idea of a tyrannical “deep state,” fears of government overreach and opposition to gun control. Continue reading