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Former federal prosecutor Michael Gordon poses for a photo outside the Sam Gibbons United States Courthouse in Tampa, Florida, on July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Jul 25, 2025

Prosecutor who handled high-profile Capitol riot cases sues government over his firing

A former Justice Department prosecutor claims his recent firing was politically motivated retribution for prosecuting Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)
Jul 17, 2025

MD man charged with threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family

A Maryland man was arrested on charges that he made threatening calls to the Georgia offices of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

President Donald Trump arrives with Attorney General Pam Bondi to speak at the Justice Department in Washington on March 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)
Jul 14, 2025

DOJ fires more prosecutors, staff involved in Trump prosecutions, sources say

The Justice Department has fired additional lawyers and support staff who worked on prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

This image from the Department of Justice statement of facts to support an arrest warrant for David Walls-Kaufman, shows an image from police body-worn video, contained and annotated by the source, of David Walls-Kaufman in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Department of Justice via AP)
Jun 23, 2025

Jury orders man to pay $500K for assaulting police officer who killed himself after Capitol riot

A federal jury awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself after he helped defend the U.S. Capitol.

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Jun 10, 2025

MD man pardoned after Jan. 6 riot to be released, despite separate gun conviction

A Baltimore County man who was pardoned for his conduct at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and pleaded guilty to an unrelated firearms charge will go free.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is flanked by Dominic Pezzola, left, and Joseph Biggs, right, at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Jun 9, 2025

5 Proud Boys sue US government over Jan. 6 prosecutions

Five members of the Proud Boys claim in a lawsuit that their constitutional rights were violated when they were prosecuted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

White House trade counselor Peter Navarro speaks with reporters at the White House on May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Jun 4, 2025

Justice Department drops lawsuit against Trump adviser Peter Navarro

The Justice Department is dropping a lawsuit that it filed against White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.

Violent insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
May 16, 2025

Jan. 6 pardon doesn’t apply to MD man’s firearm conviction, judge rules

A Maryland man’s firearm conviction is not covered by President Trump’s pardon for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, a judge ruled.

U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. speaks at a news conference May 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 14, 2025

Ed Martin Jr. is named Trump’s pardon attorney, says he will scrutinize pardons Biden issued

Ed Martin Jr., the Justice Department's new pardon attorney, said he plans to scrutinize pardons that former President Joe Biden issued.

Steven Cook said he assaulted multiple police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. He said the day was a display of First Amendment rights soured when unspecified government agents instigated violence. There has never been evidence supporting that claim. Here he stands for a recent portrait at the American Legion Post in Boonsboro. (Ariel Sheinberg/Capital News Service)
May 13, 2025

Pardoned Maryland Jan. 6 participants find support after convictions

Jan. 6 rioters from Maryland have received praise from GOP groups, raising concerns over political violence and shifts in Republican identity.

Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington on June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
May 8, 2025

Trump says he’ll pull nominee for DC US attorney who defended Jan. 6 rioters

Trump withdrew Ed Martin's nomination as D.C.'s top prosecutor after a GOP senator declined to support him over his defense of Jan. 6 rioters.

Micki Witthoeft, center, mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, joins protesters outside of the Supreme Court on the second anniversary of the Jan. 6, assault on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington on Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
May 5, 2025

US to settle lawsuit over Ashli Babbitt’s shooting during Capitol riot

The Trump administration has reached a preliminary agreement to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt.