The Capitol Rioters Are Starting To Face Much More Serious Charges For The Insurrection
Prosecutors are ramping up charges against people accused of carrying weapons, assaulting police, and conspiring with others.
An Oath Keeper Charged In The Capitol Riot Texted She "Wouldn't Worry" About The FBI A Week Before Her Arrest
A federal grand jury has added six new people to its indictment of the Oath Keepers in one of the Capitol insurrection cases.
An Alleged Capitol Rioter Photographed With Zip Tie Handcuffs Will Stay In Jail
A judge found that Eric Munchel and Lisa Eisenhart, his codefendant and his mother, pose “a clear danger to our republic.”
A Member Of Congress Is Suing Trump For Conspiring To Incite The Capitol Insurrection
Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, filed a claim under the Ku Klux Klan Act against Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers.
A Man Charged With Planning The Capitol Riot Will Stay In Jail After A Judge Said He Is “A Grave Risk To The Community”
Thomas Caldwell, who allegedly conspired with the Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group, to storm the Capitol and destroyed evidence afterward, must stay in jail pending trial.
Trump’s Lawyers Lied About The Violent Insurrection At The Heart Of His Impeachment
The former president’s legal team argued that his speech was protected by the First Amendment and presented long video montages of Democrats saying the word “fight.”
Prosecutors Say A Member Of The Oath Keepers Conspiracy Was "Awaiting Direction" From Trump Before The Capitol Attack
"If Trump asks me to come, I will," alleged Capitol insurrectionist Jessica Watkins wrote in a November text message, according to a new court filing.
It’s Been A Month Since The Capitol Insurrection. There’s A Lot We Still Don’t Know.
Nearly 200 people have been charged, but who killed a Capitol Police officer and who planted pipe bombs are still big, outstanding questions.
A Man Charged In The Capitol Riot Won’t Go To Jail After His Infowars Appearance Violated A Judge’s Orders
A judge found John Earle Sullivan had violated an earlier order when he bought a smartphone and when he tried to promote his organization on Infowars.
A Judge Will Let One Of The Alleged Capitol Rioters Go On A "Work-Related Bonding" Trip To Mexico
A federal judge granted Jenny Cudd's request to leave the country for several days after she was arrested for storming the Capitol.
Trump Supporters’ Own Explanations For Assaulting The Capitol Are Undercutting His Impeachment Defense
“President Trump told Us to ‘fight like hell,’” one Trump supporter reportedly posted online after the assault on the Capitol.
A Judge Ordered The "Cowboys For Trump" Founder To Remain In Jail Through His Trial
"Words matter. Facts matter," a federal magistrate judge in Washington said Monday in ordering Couy Griffin jailed pending trial.
Most Capitol Insurrectionists Got To Go Home. Prosecutors Are Now Fighting To Keep Some Behind Bars.
The government has raced to challenge release orders for a handful of people they believe pose an imminent threat to the community.
A Judge Ordered The "Entitled" Man Photographed With His Foot On Nancy Pelosi's Desk Kept In Jail
"His entitled behavior ... shows a total disregard for the law and for officials' directives. A total disregard for the US Constitution," Chief Judge Beryl Howell said.
Biden Was Against Packing The Supreme Court. A New Progressive Group Wants To Change His Mind.
A new coalition wants to build momentum on the left to add seats to the Supreme Court and undo Trump’s legacy on the bench.
Trump Won't Face Legal Consequences For Holding Onto His DC Hotel And Other Business Interests While President
The Supreme Court dismissed cases accusing Trump of violating the US Constitution by refusing to divest from his businesses because he's no longer in office.
Trump Left A Big Legal Mess For Biden
There are numerous lawsuits pending over Trump-era policies Biden doesn’t support, along with cases that ensnared the Justice Department with Trump’s own legal troubles.
“Everything We Fucking Trained For”: The Capitol Mob, In Their Own Words
Charging documents in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection quote Trump supporters prepared — and excited — for violence.
Black Attorneys At The Justice Department Called Out The “Clear Disparity” In How White Capitol Rioters Were Treated
DOJ’s association of Black attorneys said the treatment of the largely white mob supported the idea “that the fair and impartial enforcement of the law does not apply to Black Americans.”
Prosecutors Walked Back Their Claim That The Trump Mob Planned To "Capture And Assassinate" Officials
The government had shared its latest assessment of the danger of the Jan. 6 attack in arguing to keep Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man known as the "QAnon shaman," in custody while his case is pending.