In bestowing Congress’ highest honor, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the officers for ‘courageously answering the call to defend our democracy in one of the nation’s darkest hours.’
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Oath Keepers leader found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 insurrection
One of Stewart Rhodes’ co-defendants, Kelly Meggs, was also convicted.
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Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial
The jury will weigh the charges that the Oath Keepers were not whipped into an impulsive frenzy by Donald Trump on Jan. 6 but came to Washington intent on stopping the transfer of presidential power at all costs.
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Woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack
Riley June Williams was found guilty of 6 federal counts, including civil disorder.
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Supreme Court rules against Arizona Republican leader in Jan. 6 records fight
Ward has said her First Amendment rights would be chilled if investigators were able to learn whom she spoke with while trying to challenge former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
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Oath Keepers leader testifies he had no plan to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6
Prosecutors have tried to show that for the extremist Oath Keepers, the riot was not a spur-of-the-moment protest but part of a serious, weekslong plot.
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Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.
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Gorham man could serve jail time after pleading guilty to Capitol riot charge
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to put Nicholas Hendrix, 35, behind bars for two weeks. His defense attorney is asking for leniency because of his PTSD diagnosis and opioid recovery.
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Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers’ leader gets COVID
Jurors were supposed to begin hearing the fourth week of testimony in the case against Stewart Rhodes and four others accused of plotting to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Government says Steve Bannon should get 6 months for defying subpoena
The Justice Department push comes shortly after the House Jan. 6 committee took the extraordinary step last week to subpoena Trump himself, something the members said was necessary to get the full story of what happened that day.