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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
1 month ago
Former Navy reservist sentenced to additional 4 years for Jan. 6 riot
Prosecutors described Hatchet Speed as an avowed antisemite
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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.
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DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant
DOJ seeks longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant
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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.
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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.
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Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Prosecutors argued Enrique Tarrio directed his troops remotely.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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California man gets 4 1/2 years for role in US Capitol riot
Authorities say Southern California man assaulted police with pepper spray.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Prosecutor: Proud Boys viewed themselves as 'Trump's army'
Jurors have heard 50 days of testimony by dozens of witnesses since January.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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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.
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