U.S. Capitol Riot
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3 hours ago

Actor Jay Johnston, known for 'Bob's Burgers' character, arrested on Capitol riot charges

An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters in confronting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot
3 hours ago
June 7, 2023, 6:21 PM

Pence talks Jan. 6 in announcement for candidacy for president

"I chose the Constitution and I always will," former Vice President Mike Pence proclaimed.
June 7, 2023, 6:21 PM
Pence talks Jan. 6 in announcement for candidacy for president
June 6, 2023, 6:59 PM

New Jersey Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge

A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group from New Jersey who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and bragged about it in text messages has pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress
June 6, 2023, 6:59 PM
NJ Oath Keeper who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to felony charge
June 1, 2023, 10:12 PM

More Oath Keeper defendants sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Two more Oath Keeper defendants were sentenced for their role in the Jan. 6 riot.
June 1, 2023, 10:12 PM
More Oath Keeper defendants sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
May 31, 2023, 10:06 AM

Woman who threatened Nancy Pelosi with hanging during Capitol riot gets over 2 years in prison

A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison
May 31, 2023, 10:06 AM
May 30, 2023, 10:30 AM

Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul

A growing number of Capitol rioters are facing hefty fines on top of prison sentences at their sentencing hearings
May 30, 2023, 10:30 AM
Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeal
May 27, 2023, 12:01 AM

2 more Oathkeeper members sentenced for Jan. 6 riot

Jessica Watkins was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson was sentenced to four years in prison.
May 27, 2023, 12:01 AM
2 more Oathkeeper members sentenced for Jan. 6 riot
May 26, 2023, 9:54 PM

Former Oath Keeper sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Jessica Watkins was given more than eight years in prison.
May 26, 2023, 9:54 PM
Former Oath Keeper sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
May 26, 2023, 5:06 PM

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for leading Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years for leading Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy.
May 26, 2023, 5:06 PM
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for Jan. 6
May 26, 2023, 1:50 PM

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison

The case made by the FBI with prosecutors proved that Stewart Rhodes was part of a violent conspiracy to block the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
May 26, 2023, 1:50 PM
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years in prison
May 26, 2023, 2:12 AM

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for Jan. 6 role

Stewart Rhodes' sentence is now the longest to date handed down to a defendant charged in connection with the Capitol assault.
May 26, 2023, 2:12 AM
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for Jan. 6 role
May 25, 2023, 11:21 PM

Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy

A federal judge sentenced Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attacks, the longest sentence for those charged following the incident so far.
May 25, 2023, 11:21 PM
Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy
May 25, 2023, 10:17 PM

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
May 25, 2023, 10:17 PM
Oath Keepers founder faces sentencing for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
May 25, 2023, 3:24 PM

Jan. 6 rioter who was seen in Pelosi's office is chided by judge at sentencing

Bigo Barnett was sentenced on Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, where he was seen with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office.
May 25, 2023, 3:24 PM
Jan. 6 rioter who was seen in Pelosi's office is chided by judge at sentencing
May 25, 2023, 10:30 AM

Jan. 6 rioter who was seen in Pelosi's office is chided by judge at sentencing

Bigo Barnett was sentenced on Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, where he was seen with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi's office
May 25, 2023, 10:30 AM
Jan. 6 rioter who was seen in Pelosi's office is chided by judge at sentencing
May 25, 2023, 1:42 AM

Capitol rioter photographed propping feet on desk in Pelosi's office sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison
May 25, 2023, 1:42 AM
Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years
May 19, 2023, 8:51 PM

DC police lieutenant charged with obstructing probe into Proud Boys leader

Prosecutors say he leaked information to then-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio.
May 19, 2023, 8:51 PM
DC police lieutenant charged with obstructing probe into Proud Boys leader
May 18, 2023, 4:30 PM

House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on alleged weaponization of government

ABC News Senior Reporter Katherine Faulders on the hearing that comes just after the FBI revokes security clearances for three agents for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
May 18, 2023, 4:30 PM
House Judiciary Committee holds hearing on alleged weaponization of government
May 18, 2023, 3:24 AM

On eve of hearing, FBI says it revoked security clearances of 3 agents over Jan. 6 attack

The day before a governmental oversight hearing, the FBI says it recently revoked the security clearances of three agents for issues related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
May 18, 2023, 3:24 AM
On eve of hearing, FBI says it revoked security clearances of 3 agents over Jan. 6
1 month ago

Former Navy reservist sentenced to additional 4 years for Jan. 6 riot

Prosecutors described Hatchet Speed as an avowed antisemite
1 month ago
Former Navy reservist sentenced to additional 4 years for Jan. 6 riot
1 month ago

DOJ seeks 25-year prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes

Rhodes and other members of the Oath Keepers were convicted on on charges of seditious conspiracy and other felonies.
1 month ago
DOJ seeks 25-year prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder in Capitol riot
1 month ago

DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant

DOJ seeks longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant
1 month ago
DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant
1 month ago

Proud Boys leader, members convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

The group's former leader and several members were found guilty of plotting the Capitol assault.
1 month ago
Proud Boys leader, members convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
1 month ago

Proud Boys' ex-leader guilty in Jan. 6 role

Enrique Tarrio and his co-defendants' convictions are seen as a major victory for the federal government's crackdown on far-right extremism.
1 month ago
Proud Boys' ex-leader guilty in Jan. 6 role
1 month ago

Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Prosecutors argued Enrique Tarrio directed his troops remotely.
1 month ago
Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
1 month ago

Proud Boys leader, 3 others convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

The defendants played a "central role" in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday.
1 month ago
Proud Boys leader, 3 others convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
1 month ago

Proud Boys leader convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Three of the far-right group’s lieutenants also were found guilty of conspiring to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election.
1 month ago
Proud Boys leader convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
1 month ago

Partial verdict reached in trial of 5 Proud Boys leaders including Enrique Tarrio

Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
1 month ago
Partial verdict reached in trial of 5 Proud Boys leaders including Enrique Tarrio
1 month ago

Iowa woman sentenced for Capitol insurrection participation

A 56-year-old Iowa woman has been sentenced to five months in prison for entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection
1 month ago
1 month ago

California man gets 4 1/2 years for role in US Capitol riot

Authorities say Southern California man assaulted police with pepper spray.
1 month ago
1 month ago

Pence testifies before Jan. 6 grand jury

The former vice president spoke with the federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump's attempts to overthrow the 2020 election.
1 month ago
Pence testifies before Jan. 6 grand jury
1 month ago

Mike Pence testifies before a grand jury investigating Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Pence was questioned for five hours as part of the investigation into former President Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
1 month ago
Mike Pence testifies before a grand jury investigating Jan. 6 Capitol attack
1 month ago

Will Mike Pence testify before the Jan. 6 special counsel?

ABC News’ Katherine Faulders has the latest on the D.C. appeals court rejecting Donald Trump’s attempt to block his former VP Mike Pence from testifying before the Jan. 6 special counsel.
1 month ago
Will Mike Pence testify before the Jan. 6 special counsel?
1 month ago

Mike Pence testifies before special counsel’s 2020 election grand jury: Sources

Mike Pence appeared Thursday before a grand jury investigating Trump's role and efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sources said
1 month ago
Mike Pence testifies before special counsel’s 2020 election grand jury: Sources
1 month ago

Judges reject Trump appeal of order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe

A federal appeals panel on Wednesday rejected an effort from Trump to prevent Mike Pence from testifying before a special counsel
1 month ago
Judges reject Trump appeal of order for Pence to testify in Jan. 6 probe
1 month ago

Jury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys

The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants has gone to the jury
1 month ago
1 month ago

Prosecutor: Proud Boys viewed themselves as 'Trump's army'

Jurors have heard 50 days of testimony by dozens of witnesses since January.
1 month ago
2 months ago

Judge scolds 1/6 lawyer, but won't seek disciplinary action

A federal judge reprimanded an attorney whose withdrawal from a Jan. 6 defendant’s case led to a delay in the jailed man’s trial but the judge declined to refer him for disciplinary action
2 months ago
Judge scolds 1/6 lawyer, but won't seek disciplinary action
2 months ago

Proud Boys members testify in Jan. 6 sedition case: 'It was a terrible day'

Members of the Proud Boys downplayed their role in the riot.
2 months ago
Proud Boys members testify in sedition case
2 months ago

Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot

A Tennessee man and his mother have been convicted of charges that they stormed the Capitol and brought plastic handcuffs into the Senate gallery during a mob's attack
2 months ago
2 months ago

Capitol rioter who crushed officer with shield gets 7 years

A Connecticut man who used a stolen riot shield to crush a police officer in a doorframe during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 attack
2 months ago
2 months ago

Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to more than 7 years for officer assault

He was at the front of the mob that pinned an officer in a doorway.
2 months ago
Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to more than 7 years for officer assault
2 months ago

Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 63 months

Robert Sanford, a retired firefighter who threw a fire extinguisher at officers during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.
2 months ago
Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 63 months
2 months ago

Proud Boys had 'no objective' on Jan. 6, defendant testifies

A former leader in the Proud Boys has taken the witness stand to fight seditious conspiracy and other serious charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, telling jurors the group had “no objective” that day
2 months ago
2 months ago

Proud Boys leaders' Jan. 6 sedition trial inches to a close

A jury will soon decide whether the onetime leader of the Proud Boys extremist group is guilty in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
2 months ago
Proud Boys leaders' Jan. 6 sedition trial inches to a close
2 months ago

Court sides with Justice Dept. on Jan. 6 obstruction charge

A federal appeals court has sided with the Justice Department in a case that could have upended hundreds of charges brought following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol
2 months ago
Court sides with Justice Dept. on Jan. 6 obstruction charge
2 months ago

Former VP Mike Pence says he will testify before a grand jury investigating Jan. 6

Donald Trump's attorney had tried to block Pence's testimony claiming executive privilege, but that argument was rejected by a federal judge.
2 months ago
Former VP Mike Pence says he will testify before a grand jury investigating Jan. 6
2 months ago

Pence won't appeal judge's decision ordering his testimony before grand jury investigating Jan. 6

Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a district court ruling and will comply with the grand jury subpoena requesting documents and testimony related to Jan. 6.
2 months ago
Pence won't fight order to testify before grand jury investigating Jan. 6
2 months ago

Pence says he will comply with subpoena in Jan. 6 probe

A spokesperson for former Vice President Mike Pence announced he will not appeal a court order to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
2 months ago
Pence says he will comply with subpoena in Jan. 6 probe
2 months ago

Pence will comply to testify before grand jury investigating Jan. 6

A spokesperson for former Vice President Mike Pence revealed the he will not appeal the grand jury’s subpoena requesting documents and testimony related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
2 months ago
Pence will comply to testify before grand jury investigating Jan. 6