Judge to issue verdict Tuesday for Maine man charged in Jan. 6 riots

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Published
September 26, 2022

Judge to issue verdict Tuesday for Maine man charged in Jan. 6 riots

Kyle Fitzsimons, 38, of Lebanon, is facing 11 federal charges related to his participation in the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Published
August 10, 2022

Federal prosecutors seek prison time for former Minot man’s role in Jan. 6 riot

Glen Mitchell “Mitch” Simon is scheduled for sentencing Friday for his participation in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Published
January 4, 2022

Jan. 6 panel requests an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection wants to question him regarding his communications with Donald Trump, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others in Trump’s orbit in the days surrounding the insurrection.
Published
November 17, 2021

‘QAnon shaman’ sentenced to nearly 3½ years in prison for role in Capitol riot

Jacob Chansley, 34, was photographed parading shirtless through the halls of the Capitol with a 6-foot spear, howling through a bullhorn and then sitting in the vice president’s chair in the Senate.
Published
October 19, 2021

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt

The committee's chairman says that while Bannon may be ‘willing to be a martyr to the disgraceful cause of whitewashing what happened on January 6th,’ the contempt vote is a warning to other witnesses.
Published
August 30, 2021

Court records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters

The dissonance between the rhetoric of Capitol rioters and their supporters and the record established by courts highlights both the racial tension inherent in their arguments and the flawed assessment at the heart of their claims.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
August 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.
Published
July 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.