Capitol riot

Charges against Trump and Jan. 6 rioters at stake as Supreme Court hears debate over obstruction law

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is taking up the first of two cases that could affect the criminal prosecution ...

Judge in Trump’s election interference case rejects ‘hostages’ label for jailed Jan. 6 defendants

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump‘s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with ...

Indiana man pleads guilty to assaulting police with baton and makeshift weapons during Capitol riot

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Indiana man pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges that he used a metal baton, a lamp and other ...

Trump calls on Biden to release those jailed in connection to Jan. 6

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Clinton, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday at a campaign rally in Clinton, Iowa, that President Biden should release Jan. ...

Donald Trump, in Iowa on Jan. 6 anniversary, calls Capitol riot ‘patriotic and peaceful’

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Amanda Smith

NEWTON, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump campaigned here on the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot Saturday, shrugging off ...

To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants

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Amanda Smith

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters charged with storming the U.S. Capitol have faced the same choice in the three years since the ...

Biden to focus on Trump in speech marking 3 years since Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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President Biden is speaking at a campaign event near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on Friday to mark three years since supporters of then-President ...

Judge dismisses wrongful death claim against Trump and Brian Sicknick’s assailants but allows lawsuit to proceed

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Amanda Smith

A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday dismissed a wrongful death claim brought as part of a lawsuit against former President Donald ...

Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller, who threw his USA team jacket in a trash can after he stormed ...

SC man ‘caught in hoopla of Trump movement’ sentenced to probation in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

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Amanda Smith

A Greenville area man who was a fervent supporter of former President Donald Trump received an 18-month probationary sentence on Thursday from ...