Jan 6 Insurrection
A Former Cop Was Found Guilty Of Six Charges In The Jan. 6 Attack
Thomas Robertson, a former Rocky Mount, Virginia, police officer, was convicted by a jury after his codefendant testified for federal prosecutors after taking a plea deal.
Stephanie K. Baer
A Proud Boys Leader Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy In The Jan. 6 Attack And Will Cooperate
Charles Donohoe said he was aware that Proud Boys leaders were considering “storming” the Capitol at least two days before the attack.
Zoe Tillman
Steve Bannon Can’t Blame His Lawyer As A Defense Against Contempt Of Congress Charges, A Judge Ruled
The judge found Bannon couldn’t get around binding precedent from a federal appeals court.
Zoe Tillman
A Man Claimed Police Let Him Into The Capitol On Jan. 6. A Judge Found Him Not Guilty Of All Charges.
Matthew Martin, who described Jan. 6 as a “magical day,” had faced misdemeanor charges for going into the Capitol during the insurrection.
Zoe Tillman
A Judge Handed Down A Mixed Verdict In “Cowboys For Trump” Leader Couy Griffin’s Jan. 6 Case
The judge acquitted Griffin of a second charge for disorderly conduct.
Zoe Tillman
The Government Was Forced To Reveal Mike Pence's Jan. 6 Location During The "Cowboys For Trump" Leader's Trial
The trial featured the first official confirmation of where former president vice president Mike Pence went during the Capitol attack.
Zoe Tillman
An Ex-Cop Pleaded Guilty To Conspiracy In The Jan. 6 Attack And Agreed To Cooperate Against His "Father Figure" Colleague
Jacob Fracker had been set to face a jury in April. His codefendant Thomas Robertson is still headed to trial.
Zoe Tillman
The Government Missed A Key Deadline In A Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case. Then Things Got Messy.
Prosecutors acknowledge they violated a defendant’s right to a speedy trial. It’s not clear if that’ll tank their ability to press more charges against him.
Zoe Tillman
Ex–Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Will Stay In Jail For His Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case
Prosecutors argued Tarrio was a danger to the community and posed a risk of tampering with witnesses and evidence.
Zoe Tillman
Trump Was Mostly Absent From The First Jan. 6 Trial. That Could Change.
“It’s not about Trump,” defendant Guy Reffitt, found guilty for joining the insurrection, texted a few weeks earlier.
Zoe Tillman
The First Jan. 6 Defendant To Go To Trial Was Found Guilty On All Counts
Prosecutors accused Guy Reffitt of Wylie, Texas, of being the “tip of the mob’s spear.”
Zoe Tillman
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Has Been Charged With Conspiracy In The Jan. 6 Insurrection
Tarrio was arrested on Tuesday at his home in Miami.
Zoe Tillman
The Defense In The First Jan. 6 Trial's Closing Argument: Maybe The Evidence Is Fake
The jury is set to begin deliberating in Guy Reffitt's case on Tuesday.
Zoe Tillman
A Former Texas Militant Group Member Testified About Bringing Rifles And Handguns To DC For Jan. 6
Rocky Hardie received partial immunity to testify for the government against defendant Guy Reffitt.
Zoe Tillman
A Jan. 6 Defendant Texted And Recorded His Way Through Jan. 6. The Jury Got To See It All.
“Multiple clay bullets and a battle cry like in Braveheart. The insurrection began immediately after,” Guy Reffitt wrote, according to the government’s evidence.
Zoe Tillman
This Doctor Has Pushed Unproven Drugs And Questioned COVID Vaccines. She’s Now Pleaded Guilty To Crimes In The Jan. 6 Insurrection.
Simone Gold’s group America’s Frontline Doctors has fought the medical consensus on COVID. Critics want her license to practice medicine to be revoked.
Peter Aldhous
A Member Of The Oath Keepers Has Pleaded Guilty To Seditious Conspiracy
Joshua James is the sixth member of the militant group to strike a deal with prosecutors.
Ken Bensinger
Federal Prosecutors Opened Their Case In The First Jan. 6 Trial By Painting A Texas Man As A Mob Leader
Prosecutors contend Guy Reffitt was a “leader” in the assault on the Capitol, even if he never went inside the building.
Zoe Tillman
The Jury Is Now Set For The First Jan. 6 Trial
One prospective juror was struck on Tuesday after saying he immediately thought “guilty” once he learned the case was related to Jan. 6.
Zoe Tillman
How Do You Seat A Jan. 6 Jury When Everyone Knows Something About It?
The judge said the “critical question” isn’t whether prospective jurors know about the Capitol attack, but whether they have “fixed opinions.”
Zoe Tillman
The First Jan. 6 Trial Starts Tomorrow. Here’s What You Need To Know.
Guy Reffitt is charged with bringing a gun to the Capitol on Jan. 6 and threatening his family if they talk to law enforcement.
Zoe Tillman
Donald Trump Can’t Claim Immunity Against Being Sued For Jan. 6, A Judge Ruled
A judge dismissed claims against Trump’s son and Rudy Giuliani but ruled that the former president had to face at least some of the claims against him.
Zoe Tillman
A Judge Questioned If Jan. 6 Plea Deals Contributed To Republicans Calling The Attack “Legitimate Political Discourse”
It’s not the first time Chief Judge Beryl Howell has questioned prosecutors’ decision to let defendants plead guilty to a petty offense.
Zoe Tillman
A Virginia Man Reviewed "Civics" And "American Government" Online For His Jan. 6 Community Service
Edward Hemenway submitted a letter from a pay-to-certify online community service program that’s barred by some court systems.
Zoe Tillman
Jan. 6 Defendants Keep Losing Challenges To A Felony Charged In Hundreds Of Cases
Obstructing an official proceeding carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Judges are united so far in greenlighting it in Jan. 6 cases.
Zoe Tillman
Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Has Been Ordered To Stay In Jail Until Trial For Seditious Conspiracy
The extremist group leader has shown a “propensity towards violence,” a federal magistrate said in making the decision.
Paige Skinner
The Man Who Wore A “Camp Auschwitz” Sweatshirt During The Jan. 6 Insurrection Pleaded Guilty
Robert Packer admitted to illegally parading in the Capitol, a low-level misdemeanor charge.
Zoe Tillman
Over 200 People Have Pleaded Guilty In The Jan. 6 Insurrection. Here Are All The Cases.
Most defendants continue to plead to misdemeanors, but crimes carrying more potential time behind bars are slowly cropping up.
Zoe Tillman
The Oath Keepers Sedition Case Is A Major Milestone In The Jan. 6 Probe. Here’s What Comes Next.
A trial in the sedition case is set for July. The prosecutor said they’re open to plea talks in the meantime.
Zoe Tillman
The Officer Who Was Hailed As A Hero For Defending The Capitol On Jan. 6 Has Spoken Out For The First Time
The officer described what it was like being chased by an angry mob in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Tasneem Nashrulla
