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Capitol riot defendants are asking judges to halt their cases, saying Trump promised them pardons
January 6 defendants, hopeful for presidential pardons, are filing motions to postpone their cases …
Katie Balevic,Kenneth Niemeyer
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Harry Dunn, the ex-Capitol police officer who fought off rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6, is running for Congress 'to stop Trump's MAGA extremists'
Harry Dunn, who served as a Capitol police officer for 15 years, said he'd have "a seat at the tabl…
John L. Dorman
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2 men who pepper-sprayed officers at the Capitol riot last year wept as a judge sentenced them to over 3 years in prison
Cody Mattice and James Mault asked Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell for leniency. Howell s…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A Capitol rioter identified by the massive tattoo on his stomach sentenced to 78 months in prison
James McGrew, of Mississippi, hurled a handrail at Capitol police. He pleaded guilty to assaulting …
Bethany Dawson
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A Capitol rioter accused of attacking police on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to threatening a 911 dispatcher on his way to the riot
Jonathan Munafo repeatedly called and threatened a 911 dispatcher while on his way to the Capitol r…
Katie Balevic
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Donald Trump could be in for a 'huge windfall' after the Supreme Court narrowed charges against January 6 rioters
Legal experts told BI the SCOTUS decision could mark a win for Trump, and result in resentencing fo…
Geoff Weiss
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Authorities identified a Capitol rioter because he wore a bright red backpack with his last name embroidered on it
Christopher Carnell's backpack, along with his friend's Pit Viper sunglasses, helped authorities id…
Hannah Getahun
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Ashli Babbitt repeatedly rammed her SUV into the car of her future husband's girlfriend, report says
The woman, Celeste Norris, was dating Aaron Babbitt, with whom Ashli McEntee was having an affair, …
Morgan Keith
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A Capitol rioter who told Insider it was 'really fun' was sentenced to 14 months in prison
Adams spoke with an Insider reporter after exiting the Capitol and described his time in detail. Hi…
Madison Hall
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A Capitol rioter said participating in the insurrection gave him 'street cred' and a 'badge of honor' among conservatives
He said the Capitol riot motivated him to start up his own law firm that represents workers who do …
Yelena Dzhanova
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Capitol rioter who called police 'weasels' was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison
"This is not the type of individual I want to be sending out into the community," DC District Court…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Despite his mea culpa to Tucker Carlson, Trump diehards Roger Stone, Lin Wood, and Seb Gorka are laying into Ted Cruz for calling the January 6 riot a 'violent terrorist attack'
Cruz walked back his comments to Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday, but right-wing figures a…
Cheryl Teh
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Chuck Schumer says he was targeted on January 6 when a Capitol rioter spotted him and said: 'There's the big Jew, let's get him!'
Speaking on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recounted being just 30 feet from "nast…
Cheryl Teh
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Donald Trump's niece says her uncle was 'getting off' on watching the violence on January 6
Author Mary Trump said she thought Trump didn't intervene on January 6 because he was "enjoying it …
Cheryl Teh
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'We are all helpless:' Jan. 6 committee revealed texts from frightened lawmakers begging Mark Meadows to get Trump to stop the violence at the Capitol
"We are under siege here at the Capitol," read a text from an unnamed lawmaker to then-White House …
Cheryl Teh
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From book deals to rap albums, Capitol rioters are reportedly trying to profit from their crimes
The Associated Press reported that one Capitol rioter released a rap album, while others are sellin…
Taylor Ardrey
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Troubled Peace Corps volunteer who became Capitol rioter sentenced to 90 days in prison
Thomas Baranyi, 30, from New Jersey was sentenced to 90 days in federal prison and one year of supe…
Joshua Zitser
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US Marshals had to clear a courtroom and rush the judge out after a Capitol rioter started brawling with security trying to handcuff him: reports
Vitali GossJankowski let out "guttural screams" while resisting handcuffs, and it took 7-8 agents t…
Sonam Sheth
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2 Capitol rioters who threw smoke bombs at police, smoked cigarettes inside and wrote 'Murder the Media' on the wall sentenced to 4 years
Two men who filmed themselves smoking inside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021 were sentenced…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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In light of upcoming 'Justice for J6' rally, top security officials are expected to approve fencing around the Capitol
Security officials are assessing the threat level posed by the Washington DC rally, which is expect…