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Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, 3 other Republican lawmakers
The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy as well as three other GOP lawmakers saying all had crucial information to share about the Jan. 6 attack. All of them defied the order for testimony.
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Jan. 6 panel unanimously votes to refer Trump, associates for criminal prosecution
The panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans are poised to recommend criminal charges against Trump and potentially against associates and staff.
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Jury selection begins in Proud Boys Jan. 6 sedition trial
Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group are accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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What to watch for as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump’s ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public presentation Monday about the unprecedented effort by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the presidential election he lost in 2020. The committee has called it an “attempted coup” that warrants criminal prosecution from the Justice Department. That is expected to be […]
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Jan. 6 committee to vote Monday on riot criminal referrals
The committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department but has not disclosed who the targets would be.
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Prosecutor says Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
Jurors have heard a prosecutor’s opening statements for a second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Second Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial to get underway
The major question in this trial is whether prosecutors will be convince jurors to convict lower-level defendants of the Civil War-era offense, following the conviction of the group’s leader.
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Gorham man sentenced to 30 days in prison for role in Capitol riot
Nicholas Hendrix, an Army veteran, is the first Maine resident to be sentenced for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Jan. 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, chairman says
While Congress can send criminal referrals to the Justice Department, it is ultimately up to federal prosecutors whether to pursue charges.