Politics Aug 29 Trump administration offers military funeral honors to Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt By Associated Press
Politics May 02 Why Trump’s pick for top prosecutor in DC isn’t sailing through Senate approval Ed Martin Jr., a conservative activist with modest legal experience who has defended rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is testing Republican party loyalties as a deadline approaches for the Senate to decide whether to extend or… By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Apr 14 The growing list of political violence in the U.S. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governor’s mansion and set it on fire. By John Seewer, Associated Press
Nation Jan 27 Indiana man pardoned by Trump is fatally shot by officer during traffic stop Matthew Huttle, 42, of Hobart was killed Sunday by a Jasper County sheriff's deputy, authorities said. By Associated Press
Politics Jan 23 WATCH: Jan. 6 police officers, House Democrats blast Trump’s pardons Metropolitan police officer Daniel Hodges, who was crushed between doors as rioters grabbed his gas mask and tried to gouge his eyes, said he had been working 12-hour shifts since last week to protect President Donald Trump and his supporters… By Associated Press
Jan 22 Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill By Michael Kunzelman, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Trump in power. Continue reading
Jan 21 Trump’s Jan. 6 clemency releases former Proud Boys leader, Oath Keepers founder from lengthy sentences By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press President Donald Trump's action paved the way for the release of extremist group leaders convicted in major conspiracy cases, as well as people who violently attacked law enforcement officers defending the Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 20 Trump issues sweeping pardon of people charged with crimes in Jan. 6 insurrection By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump’s 2020 election case deadlines cancelled after his reelection By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office. Continue reading
Aug 09 Man who attacked police with poles in Jan. 6 Capitol riot gets 20-year prison sentence By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading