U.S. Capitol Attack

The timeline of events and investigations around the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021

A Kentucky man who was the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol during a mob’s attack on the building has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, a former Capitol police officer who was attacked by rioters on Jan. 6, is now taking the stage to loud applause.

The judge called David Dempsey’s offenses “exceptionally egregious” before handing down the 20-year sentence, the second longest sentence for a Capitol rioter.

David Dempsey got the second-longest sentence of any convicted Jan. 6 rioter.

David Dempsey, convicted of carrying out brutal assaults against police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday.

Smith's office said they continue "to assess the new precedent."

A Nevada man awaiting trial for charges stemming from his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was taken into custody this week for a series of threatening statements prosecutors say he made targeting public officials, including Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Attorney General Merrick Garland. According to court records obtained by ABC News, prosecutors moved to revoke Bradley Nelson's bail following a series of statements and social media posts as recent as last month -- that included an image posted Garland with crosshairs drawn on his head. Prosecutors moved to revoke his bail two days after his post about Garland. Another post that concerned prosecutors targeted Barrett and followed the Supreme Court's decision in Fischer v. United States involving an obstruction statute leveled against dozens of Jan. 6 rioters, including Nelson himself. Justice Barrett notably dissented from a majority opinion that significantly narrowed the statute's use...

Jacob Chansley was part of the crowd that stormed Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The report suggests the Secret Service made some mistakes on Jan. 6.

The convicted rioters are rebranded as hostages, not inmates.

ABC News' Jay O’Brien reports on the effort to rewrite the events of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. He interviews defendants in the case as they experience the consequences of the now infamous day.

Jay Johnston, 55, of Los Angeles, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to civil disorder.

Jay Johnston, best known for his roles in "Bob's Burgers," "Arrested Development" and "Anchorman," pleaded guilty to attacking police on Jan. 6. He faces up to five years in prison.

But the Florida governor also claimed investigations of Trump are politicized.

Prosecutors have said previous comments could be used as evidence at trial.

The ruling will most significantly impact about 52 cases, DOJ officials said.

A 6-3 majority could potentially upend hundreds of January 6th prosecutions.

The nation’s highest court has ruled in favor of a police officer involved in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

The court ruled that the Justice Department may have overstepped by charging some defendants with obstructing an official proceeding for their actions at the capitol on Jan. 6.

The decision is a partial victory for Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer.