The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit court knocked down Trump’s sweeping claims that presidential immunity shields him from liability.
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Trump fights Jack Smith over request for gag order in Jan. 6 criminal case
Prosecutors warned that Trump was charged with sowing lies that prompted violence and undermined democracy after the 2020 election, and suggested that he appears to be doing so again, this time targeting the judicial system.
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Two former Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The 17-year prison term for organizer Joseph Biggs and 15-year sentence for leader Zachary Rehl were the second and third longest sentences handed down yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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Judge’s illness delays sentencing for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case
Prosecutors are seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, who they say organized and led the group’s assault from afar.
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Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
The next hearing in Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case has been set for Aug. 28, just days after the first debate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
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Trump lawyer faces discipline over plot to keep former president in power after 2020 election loss
Attorney John Eastman, a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, faces possible disbarment in disciplinary proceedings.
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Feds seek sentence of over 15 years for Jan. 6 rioter Kyle Fitzsimons of Maine
Prosecutors call the Lebanon man, who will be sentenced on June 13, ‘one of the most violent and aggressive participants’ in the insurrection.
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Veteran ‘enamored’ with Hitler gets 4 years for Capitol riot
Hatchet Speed, a military veteran, expressed his admiration for Hitler during the recorded conversation, calling him ‘one of the best people that’s ever been on this earth.’
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Tarrio, 3 others guilty of sedition in Jan. 6 insurrection plot
A jury in Washington, D.C., found Enrique Tarrio guilty after hearing from dozens of witnesses in one of the most serious cases brought in the stunning attack.
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Prosecutor says Proud Boys viewed themselves as ‘Trump’s army’
Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and 4 lieutenants are charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was a plot to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential electoral victory.