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February 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM

Seattle officers who attended Jan. 6 rally can't remain anonymous, Washington high court rules

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that Seattle police officers who attended the January 2021 rally and protests at the U.S. Capitol can be identified in public court records
February 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
February 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM

DOJ reaches agreement over release of list of FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6

The DOJ and attorneys representing a group of FBI employees have reached a temporary deal to prevent the public release of a list of agents who investigated Jan. 6.
February 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
February 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM

GOP state AGs campaign group brings back leader who resigned in Jan. 6 aftermath

A group that dedicated to electing Republicans to state attorney general positions has brought back a former executive director who resigned in the aftermath of Jan. 6
February 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2007, file photo, Adam Piper, one of only four full-time staffers for Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign in South Carolina, answers calls and returns emails from the state campaign headquarters in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick, File)
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM

FBI agents file suit to block DOJ's Jan. 6 list

ABC News’ Jack Date discusses the class-action lawsuit, filed anonymously by the agents Tuesday afternoon in D.C. federal court.
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: FBI agents file suit to block DOJ's Jan. 6 list
February 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM

FBI agents file suit to keep DOJ from compiling list of those who investigated Jan. 6

A group of FBI agents who helped investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has filed suit to block the DOJ from assembling lists of agents for potential disciplinary action.
February 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
People loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
February 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM

FBI agents file suit to block DOJ from creating Jan. 6 investigator list

The class-action lawsuit, filed anonymously by the agents Tuesday in D.C. federal court, is part of an effort to block the Justice Department from assembling lists of agents for potential retaliation.
February 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
VIDEO: FBI agents file suit to block DOJ from creating Jan. 6 investigator list
January 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Schiff hammers Patel over support for Jan. 6 choir

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, grew irate as he repeatedly questioned Kash Patel over his past vocal support for the "Jan. 6 choir."
January 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, grew irate as he repeatedly questioned Kash Patel over his past vocal support for the "Jan. 6 choir."
January 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Patel appears to break with Trump over some Jan. 6 pardons

FBI director nominee Kash Patel testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
January 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
FBI director nominee Kash Patel testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
January 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Acting US Attorney for DC initiates 'review' of office's Jan. 6 investigation

Trump appointee Ed Martin was a promoter of his "Stop the Steal" campaign and was seen on the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6.
January 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
President Donald Trumps supporters gather outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.
January 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Trump continues to defend Jan. 6 pardons, suggests Biden should have pardoned himself

President Donald Trump continued to defend his controversial pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters with false claims that they were wrongly prosecuted.
January 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they try to storm the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.
January 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM

Convicted Jan. 6 rioters speak out against Trump's pardons: 'This is a sad day'

Following Trump's executive action, two people who pleaded guilty for their actions at the Capitol that day have spoken out against their pardons.
January 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Protesters gather on the second day of pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an effort to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress in Washington, DC, Jan. 6, 2021.
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM

The ripple effect of Jan. 6 pardons: Longtime coming or unwarranted?

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on President Donald Trump fulfilling his campaign promise of pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and the mixed reaction from supporters and those who stormed the Capitol.
January 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The ripple effect of Jan. 6 pardons: Longtime coming or unwarranted?
January 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Sweeping Jan. 6 pardons spur mixed reactions

Fallout in Washington continues after President Donald Trump's pardons and commutations for over 1,500 people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
January 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sweeping Jan. 6 pardons spur mixed reactions
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM

DC judges slam Trump Jan. 6 pardons as 'revisionist myth'

Federal judges in the D.C. district court have remained essentially silent while signing off on the hundreds of now-dismissed cases that for years crowded their dockets.
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021.
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM

Heads of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys released from prison after Trump pardons

Four years after they raided the Capitol and assaulted police officers, a group of some of the most violent Jan. 6 rioters are now free men.
January 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, poses for a portrait after being released last night after spending the past 3 years in Cumberland, Maryland at the Federal Correctional Institution on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Son of Jan. 6 defendant reacts to Trump's pardon of his father

Jackson Reffitt tells ABC News Live about the reaction from his family following President Donald Trump's pardons and commutations of the Jan. 6 rioters, which included his father.
January 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Son of Jan. 6 defendant reacts to Trump's pardon of his father
January 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Jan. 6 rioter arrested on pending weapons charges after Trump pardon

A Florida man who prosecutors alleged attacked police with an explosive device on Jan. 6 was arrested on pending federal gun charges, according to court records.
January 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
January 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Jan. 6 defendants emerge from custody after Trump issues pardons

Hundreds of rioters, including those who assaulted officers on Jan. 6, 2021, were released from prison.
January 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
VIDEO: Jan. 6 defendants emerge from custody after Trump issues pardons
January 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM

By the Numbers: Trump pardons 1,500+ charged with Jan. 6 crimes

President Donald Trump issued full pardons or commutations to all people charged with attacking the Capitol, including hundreds accused of assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
January 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
By the Numbers: Trump pardons 1,500+ charged with Jan. 6 crimes
January 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM

About 1,500 criminal defendants charged in Capitol attack pardoned by Trump

President Donald Trump has pardoned or commuted the sentences of over 1,500 individuals involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including those convicted of assaulting police officers.
January 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
VIDEO: About 1,500 criminal defendants charged in Capitol attack pardoned by Trump
January 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM

GOP senators react to Jan. 6 pardons: From disagreement to denial

Here’s what Republican senators told ABC News after President Donald Trump issued pardons for Jan. 6 violent offenders.
January 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sen. John Thune introduces South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on her nomination to be Secretary of Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 17, 2025.
January 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM

Republican senators react to Donald Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters

President Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Republican senators react to Donald Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Jan. 6 pardons are ‘troubling’: Dem lawmaker

Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, reacts to the sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
VIDEO: Jan. 6 pardons are ‘troubling’: Dem lawmaker
January 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Trump pardoning Jan. 6 rioters ‘very dangerous’: Former DHS official

ABC News legal contributor Kim Wehle and Elizabeth Neumann, who served as deputy chief of staff for Homeland Security during the Trump administration, discuss the sweeping pardons.
January 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
VIDEO: Trump pardoning Jan. 6 rioters ‘very dangerous’: Former DHS official
January 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM

Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons to nearly all of the rioters charged for their actions on Jan. 6.
January 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
VIDEO: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM

What happens to Jan. 6 defendants after Trump’s pardons?

ABC News’ Pierre Thomas reports on the reactions to news of President Donald Trump pardoning people involved in the Jan. 6 riots and what happens next for the defendants.
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
VIDEO: What happens to Jan. 6 defendants after Trump’s pardons?
January 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM

Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters

President Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
January 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
President Donald Trump signs an executive order for pardons on January 6 offenders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington,  Jan. 20, 2025.
1 month ago

Jan. 6 rioters await release after Trump issues sweeping pardons

Outside a Washington, D.C., detention facility, celebrations are taking place awaiting the release of some Jan. 6 inmates after President Trump granted pardons to 1,500 rioters.
1 month ago
Jan. 6 rioters await release after Trump issues sweeping pardons
1 month ago

Trump preparing sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 defendants 

This includes commuting sentences of those convicted of violent attacks against police officers.
1 month ago
VIDEO:  Trump preparing sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 defendants 
1 month ago

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.
1 month ago
In this Nov. 29, 2021 file photo Anthony Fauci (R), Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President, speaks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden as he delivers remarks on the Omicron COVID-19 variant following a meeting of the COVID-19 response team at the White House on  in Washington, DC.
1 month ago

Biden issues preemptive pardons for Jan. 6 committee members

President Joe Biden also issued preemptive pardons on Monday for Dr. Anthony Fauci and retired Gen. Mark Milley, just hours before President-elect Trump is sworn in.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Biden issues preemptive pardons for Jan. 6 Committee members
1 month ago

Jack Smith’s final report on Trump and Jan. 6 released

The special counsel's report criticized Donald Trump's attacks on his investigation and suggested that Trump’s actions warranted prosecution.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Jack Smith’s final report on Trump and Jan. 6 released
1 month ago

Trump's co-defendants in docs case push to block release of Jack Smith's final report

AG Merrick Garland intends to release the portion of the special counsel's report related to his election interference case against Donald Trump, according to a filing.
1 month ago
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla.
1 month ago

Enrique Tarrio, former Proud Boys leader, asks Trump for pardon

Prosecutors say he rallied the far-right group to come to Washington on Jan. 6.
1 month ago
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio speaks at a rally in Delta Park on Sept. 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
1 month ago

4 years after Capitol attack, perpetrators and victims prepare for a Trump presidency

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on what a Trump presidency could mean for sentenced Jan. 6 insurrectionists, as Congress certifies his electoral win four years after the Capitol attack.
1 month ago
4 years after Capitol attack, perpetrators and victims prepare for a Trump presidency
1 month ago

Trump's continuing effort to downplay Jan. 6 violence as 'day of love'

Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the violent events of Jan. 6, 2021 -- a day President-elect Donald Trump has continually tried to recast as a "day of love."
1 month ago
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 22, 2024.
1 month ago

Updated numbers from the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol: U.S. Attorney's Office

Approximately 1,583 defendants have faced federal charges in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
1 month ago
Riot shields at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2021. President-elect Joe Biden arrived on the eve of his inauguration with the usual backdrop of celebrations and political comity replaced by a military lockdown.
1 month ago

FBI releases new video, information in hunt for Jan. 6 pipe bomber

The suspect remains at large four years later and despite a $500,000 reward.
1 month ago
This is a screengrab from a video released by the FBI on Jan. 2, 2024, with new information given in the hunt for the Jan. 6 pipe bomber.
2 months ago

Trump backs House GOP accusation Liz Cheney tampered with Jan. 6 committee witness

Cheney called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."
2 months ago
Cheney called the allegation "a malicious and cowardly assault on the truth."
2 months ago

DOJ against Jan. 6 defendant attending Trump inauguration

Prosecutors urged a federal judge to reject a request from a defendant convicted for participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to attend Trump's inauguration.
2 months ago
Violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.
2 months ago

Probe finds no evidence feds were involved in inciting Jan. 6 attack

A watchdog probe has uncovered no evidence that FBI agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 attack, undercutting years of baseless claims by far-right figures.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Probe finds no evidence feds were involved in inciting Jan. 6 attack
2 months ago

Feds did not incite Jan. 6 insurrection, probe finds, pushing back on conspiracies

A watchdog probe has uncovered no evidence that FBI agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 attack, undercutting years of baseless claims by far-right figures.
2 months ago
Trump supporters near the US Capitol following a "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
2 months ago

'A man of integrity': Retired congressman invites Jan. 6 rioter to inauguration

A man who pleaded guilty to a felony for participation in the Capitol riot filed a letter showing he was invited by a retired congressman to attend the inauguration.
2 months ago
Trump supporters take over the steps of the Capitol as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes, Jan. 6, 2021.
2 months ago

Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff react to Trump saying Jan. 6 committee should go to jail

Donald Trump, in his first broadcast news interview since the election, said members of the House panel that investigated the Capitol attack "should go to jail."
2 months ago
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney speaks at a town hall with Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on Oct. 21, 2024 in Royal Oak, Michigan.
2 months ago

RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump to step down amid speculation about Florida senate seat

Should Sen. Marco Rubio be confirmed as secretary of state in Trump's incoming administration, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would need to choose a successor.
2 months ago
Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference Argentina 2024 on Dec. 4, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2 months ago

Trump says he won't stop administration from seeking retribution

Trump also told "Meet the Press" the Jan. 6 committee members should be jailed.
2 months ago
Screen grab of President-elect Donald Trump as he sits for his first post-election network interview with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC's ''Meet the Press," Dec. 8, 2024.
2 months ago

Trump plans to pardon rioters

President-elect Trump says he intends to pardon many of the Jan. 6 defendants on Day 1 in office. And he wants to investigate members of the congressional committee that held hearings on the riots.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Trump plans to pardon rioters
3 months ago

Convicted Jan. 6 rioter now found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents

A convicted Jan. 6 rioter allegedly plotted to murder FBI agents after they investigated him for his role in the insurrection.
3 months ago
 In this photo released by the Blount County Sheriff's Office, Edward Kelley is shown.
3 months ago

Former NFL player charged for allegedly assaulting police on Jan. 6

Leander Antwione Williams, 31, was arrested Thursday in what appears to be the first newly filed Capitol breach case brought by federal prosecutors since Election Day.
3 months ago
A screengrab from a video recording that prosecutors said shows Leander Antwione Williams on the West Plaza on Jan. 6, 2021, at left, and a photograph of Williams found on the NFL's website, at right, included in a criminal complaint.
3 months ago

Convicted Jan 6. rioter seeks pardon based on Trump's victory

Moments before a convicted Jan. 6 rioter was sentenced Thursday, he sought a full pardon. He claimed President-elect Donald Trump’s victory vindicated his actions.
3 months ago
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C on Jan. 6, 2021.