Prosecutors said Guy Reffitt told fellow members of the Texas Three Percenters militia group that he planned to drag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of the Capitol building by her ankles.
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Jan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department
The House Jan. 6 committee will share 20 of its interview transcripts with the Justice Department. It remains unclear whether prosecutors will seek to bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
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House Jan. 6 panel interviews Mnuchin, pursues Trump Cabinet
The House Jan. 6 committee is in negotiations to talk to several other former members of Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
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Man tied to Capitol officer’s attack pleads guilty to lesser charges
Another man accused of attacking the officer with bear spray on Jan. 6, 2021, is weighing a stricter plea deal that calls for a prison sentence exceeding 6 years.
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Man who attacked officers gets 63-month prison term, matching longest for Capitol riot
Mark Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., said he ‘got caught up’ in the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021. The sentencing judge disagreed.
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Top aide to Pence testifies before Jan. 6 grand jury, source says
The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has also cooperated in a separate House committee investigation of the insurrection.
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Biden says Trump lacked ‘courage to act’ during Jan. 6 riot
President Biden has previously slammed Trump for helping to incite the mob on Jan. 6, 2021, with a ‘web of lies’ about the 2020 presidential election.
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Man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer
Federal guidelines recommend a sentence between about 3 and 4 years behind bars for the Pennsylvania man.
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Jan. 6 panel deepens probe into Trump Cabinet
The commitee is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Jan. 6 investigation: What’s next for Congress, criminal cases
The House committee’s investigation of the Capitol riot isn’t over, and the panel plans to hold new hearings in September.