Capitol riot: Arizona man known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to felony

September 3, 2021 Comments Off on Capitol riot: Arizona man known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to felony (access required)

Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, shown on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol riot in Washington, pleaded guilty on Sept. 3, 2021, to a felony obstruction charge. He carried a flagpole topped with a spear into the insurrection, yelled into a bullhorn as officers tried to control the crowd, posed for photos on the Senate dais and wrote a note to then-Vice President Mike Pence that prosecutors have said was threatening. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

An Arizona man who sported face paint and a furry hat with horns when he joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to a felony.

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Capitol riot attorney’s illness throws wrench in several cases

September 3, 2021 Comments Off on Capitol riot attorney’s illness throws wrench in several cases (access required)

Defense attorney John Pierce speaks during an Oct. 30, 2020, extradition hearing in Lake County court in Waukegan, Illinois. Pierce, a prominent conservative attorney representing more than a dozen defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, is seriously ill and hasn’t been able to appear in court. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool, File)

An attorney representing over a dozen defendants charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is seriously ill, throwing some cases into disarray.

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Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally this month, sources say

September 2, 2021 Comments Off on Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally this month, sources say (access required)

Far-right extremist groups are planning to rally at the U.S. Capitol to demand “justice” for those charged after January’s insurrection, sources say.

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Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection

August 27, 2021 Comments Off on Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection (access required)

U.S. Capitol Police officers filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and others, accusing them of intentionally sending a violent mob on Jan. 6.

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Capitol rioter who pleaded guilty identifies as Democrat, not Trump supporter

August 12, 2021 Comments Off on Capitol rioter who pleaded guilty identifies as Democrat, not Trump supporter (access required)

A Maryland man who pleaded guilty to joining the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol says he is a registered Democrat who wasn't a supporter of former President Donald Trump and found himself at the scene as an “accidental tourist.”

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‘This is how I’m going to die’: Officers tell stories of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

July 27, 2021 Comments Off on ‘This is how I’m going to die’: Officers tell stories of Jan. 6 Capitol attack (access required)

U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn wipes his eyes during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Police officers gave their accounts of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, sometimes wiping away tears, sometimes angrily rebuking Republicans who have resisted the probe.

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8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

July 26, 2021 Comments Off on 8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts (access required)

President Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of hundreds charged in the insurrection at the Capitol.

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New Capitol Police chief has led departments in Maryland, Virginia

July 19, 2021 Comments Off on New Capitol Police chief has led departments in Maryland, Virginia (access required)

Then-Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger speaks at a news conference on July 15, 2015. Manger, who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia, has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police.

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Capitol rioter gets 8 months in first insurrection felony sentencing

July 19, 2021 Comments Off on Capitol rioter gets 8 months in first insurrection felony sentencing (access required)

In this file image from U.S. Capitol Police video, Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, Fla., front, stands in the well on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (U.S. Capitol Police via AP, File)

A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars.

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Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no.

July 13, 2021 Comments Off on Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no. (access required)

None of the more than 500 defendants accused in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been indicted for sedition or for the gravest of crimes a citizen can face, treason.

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Capitol riot: Arizona man known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to felony

Capitol riot attorney’s illness throws wrench in several cases

Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally this month, sources say

Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection

Capitol rioter who pleaded guilty identifies as Democrat, not Trump supporter

‘This is how I’m going to die’: Officers tell stories of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

New Capitol Police chief has led departments in Maryland, Virginia

Capitol rioter gets 8 months in first insurrection felony sentencing

Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no.