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 04 Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio found guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the… Continue reading
Apr 28 Republicans use nonviolent state capitol protests to redefine ‘insurrection’ By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press The silencing of a transgender lawmaker in Montana marks the third time in five weeks that Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections. 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 10 Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot, according to feds By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. Continue reading
Mar 08 Tucker Carlson’s scorn for Trump revealed in defamation lawsuit filings By David Bauder, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a voting machine company is revealing some bluntly negative behind-the-scenes Fox attitudes toward Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 02 Justice Department says Trump can be sued by Capitol Police for Jan. 6 actions By Associated Press The Justice Department says former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 23 Jury finds 4 Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power. Continue reading
Jan 23 Man who propped feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk on Jan. 6 found guilty By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob's attack on the building two years ago. Continue reading