Capitol insurrection

Trump indicted for efforts to undermine the 2020 election

By Associated Press

The charges include conspiracy to defraud the United States government and witness tampering. It’s the third criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.

Former Trump supporter sues Fox News over Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

By Randall Chase, David Bauder, Associated Press

Raymond Epps, a former Marine who said he was forced from his Arizona home because of threats, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network made him a scapegoat.

Attorney John Eastman, who advised Trump's efforts to undermine 2020 election, faces potential disbarment

By Stefanie Dazio, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Eastman faces 11 disciplinary charges filed by the State Bar of California, stemming from accusations he assisted Trump with a strategy — not supported by facts — to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 election, won by Joe Biden.

2 Oath Keepers who helped amass guns before Jan. 6 attack sentenced to prison

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges.

Oath Keeper who guarded Roger Stone before Jan. 6 attack gets over 4 years in prison

By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Roberto Minuta was among six Oath Keeper members convicted by jurors of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors said was a violent plot to stop the transfer of power from Trump to President Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

Woman who screamed death threats at Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6 gets over 2 years in prison

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The judge who sentenced 55-year-old Pauline Bauer on Tuesday convicted her of riot-related charges in January after hearing trial testimony without a jury.

2 Oath Keepers who stormed Capitol on Jan. 6 sentenced to prison

By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to eight years and six months behind bars and sentenced Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Florida, to four years in prison.

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.

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.

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.