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Federal prosecutors argue that Guy Reffitt, the first Capitol rioter convicted at trial, should get 15 years behind bars
Federal prosecutors recommended Guy Reffitt receive a 15-year sentence for his "central role" in le…
C. Ryan Barber
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Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt cried as his son testified at the first January 6 trial in DC
"It's difficult. It's surreal," Jackson Reffitt said of the fallout with his family after he turned…
C. Ryan Barber
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A police officer bragged online about his role in the January 6 attack. His defense lawyer argued at trial that it was just social media bravado.
"Let's be honest here: social media is not reality," Thomas Robertson's lawyer argued, downplaying …
C. Ryan Barber
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'Cowboys for Trump' founder Couy Griffin arrived to federal court in his signature black hat as his January 6 trial gets started just blocks from the US Capitol
Couy Griffin's trial comes just weeks after a jury in DC found Guy Reffitt guilty on charges tied t…
C. Ryan Barber
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Accused Capitol attacker described January 6 as 'the most real version of paintball ever': court docs
Riley Kasper allegedly boasted about pepper-spraying police and described the violence of January 6…
C. Ryan Barber
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What America learned from the first January 6 trial and what it means for other alleged Capitol attackers
The Justice Department won a guilty verdict and gained early momentum from the first jury trial ste…
C. Ryan Barber
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Guilty: Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt convicted at first January 6 trial
A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty after just less than four hours of deliberations, giving the Justic…
C. Ryan Barber
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Capitol rioter's Trump-focused defense: 'People say outrageous things,' including the former president.
"People say outrageous things," a Capitol rioter's defense lawyer argued, pointing to Donald Trump'…
C. Ryan Barber
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Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt 'lit the fire' of January 6, prosecutors allege in closing trial arguments
"Every mob needs leaders, and this defendant was a leader that day," a prosecutor said Monday in cl…
C. Ryan Barber
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January 6 rioters attacked police with bear spray and WD-40, officers testify
"They pushed my mask aside again and used the bear spray and sprayed it directly into my face," an …
C. Ryan Barber
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A former far-right militia member testified Capitol riot suspect Guy Reffitt was about getting 'things done' and joked about dragging lawmakers out by their heels
Capitol rioters were "like spiders" climbing the building on January 6, 2021, a former member of th…
C. Ryan Barber
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At the first January 6 trial, an ex-Capitol police officer recounted the pro-Trump mob's anger: 'We were outnumbered'
A Capitol police officer recalled the pro-Trump mob's "anger" in trial testimony that featured vide…
C. Ryan Barber
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An accused Capitol rioter is making the first January 6, 2021, trial 'easy' for the Justice Department, prosecutor says
A prosecutor said Guy Reffitt's statements ahead of January 6 showed his intent to attack Congress …
C. Ryan Barber
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Inside the mind of a potential January 6 juror: 'I just heard guilty in my head'
A potential juror in the first January 6 trial was disqualified after expressing anger over the Jan…
C. Ryan Barber
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'QAnon Shaman' is looming large in the memories of potential jurors at the first January 6 trial
Potential jurors in the first January 6 trial said the poster boy of the January 6 attack — "…
C. Ryan Barber
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A January 6 defendant goes on trial for the first time this week
The first trial stemming from the Capitol attack will test the Justice Department and give it a sta…
C. Ryan Barber
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Guy Reffitt, first Capitol rioter convicted at trial, gets a January 6 record of over 7 years behind bars
Prosecutors had stressed that Reffitt brought police-style flexicuffs and a firearm to the Capitol …
C. Ryan Barber
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The most ridiculous ways accused Capitol rioters got caught, from bad Bumble matches to an unbelievable Uber ride
In the two years since the Capitol riot, the US government has arrested nearly 1,000 people and han…
Erin Snodgrass
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Attack on Pelosi's husband echoes threats pro-Trump rioters made on Jan. 6 while stalking the Capitol's halls
The intruder who broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and assaulted her husband shouted a q…
C. Ryan Barber
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Trump treated my family like disposable pawns and tore us apart, says daughter of convicted Jan. 6 rioter
Guy Reffitt was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the Capitol riot. His daughter P…