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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Ohio men become first misdemeanor defendants to get jail time for Jan. 6 riot
The punishment comes after federal judges for months have questioned whether no-prison plea deals offered by the government to low-level Jan. 6 defendants are too lenient.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2021
Federal judge again denies release for Mainer charged in Capitol riot
In denying Kyle Fitzsimons' release, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras says 'he has demonstrated a disregard for the safety of others and the rule of law.'
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Democrats promote Liz Cheney to vice chair of committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, has remained defiant amid the criticism from her own party, insisting that Congress must probe the Capitol attack.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2021
Capitol police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
The suit names the former president, the Trump campaign, Trump ally Roger Stone and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who were present at the Capitol and in Washington on Jan. 6.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2021
Trump put ‘persistent’ pressure on Justice Department to discredit election, his attorney general says
His actions are also being investigated by the House select committee on the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Judge asks why Capitol rioters are paying only $1.5 million for attack. Taxpayers will pay over $500 million
The judge challenged the toughness of the Justice Department's stance in a plea hearing for a man who admitted to one of four nonviolent misdemeanor counts of picketing in the U.S. Capitol.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
As many Republicans try to rewrite history of Jan. 6 attack, Sen. Ron Johnson suggests FBI knew more than it has said
The comments from the Wisconsin Republican, made after a political event, reflect the spread of an unfounded claim that has traveled from far-right commentators to Tucker Carlson's Fox News show to the highest levels of the GOP.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Four insights on the U.S. Capitol siege from established insurgencies
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, how political violence has been organized in other areas of the world that can help us anticipate the future of right-wing extremism.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
U.S. judge rejects claims that Jan. 6 riot defendants are ‘political prisoners’
In a string of plea and sentencing hearings in the riot cases, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have condemned such claims.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Racism of rioters takes center stage in Jan. 6 hearing
Capitol Police officer Sgt. Aquilino Gonell called out the disparate law enforcement response to the overwhelmingly white crowd of rioters and the response to racial justice protests in 2020 that followed the murder of George Floyd.
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