Law Enforcement

Six More Plead Guilty for Role in Capitol Insurrection

Staff Report – Six more people pleaded guilty on Friday to charges connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, including a man who threatened to shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the head. Cleveland Meredith Jr. missed the pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C., earlier this year, but stuck around long enough to tell family members…

Capitol Insurrection Investigative Committee Seeks Records That Could Implicate President Trump and Other Republicans in Planning the Assault

By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is quietly signaling that former President Donald Trump and other Republicans involved in inciting the seditious assault may not escape scrutiny. Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, the Democrat from Mississippi, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, the Republican from Wyoming,…

Federal Judges Scold Capitol Insurrectionists During Sentencing Hearings

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They are neither patriots or political prisoners, judges say – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal judges of both parties are harshly scolding defendants charged for their actions during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, saying they are neither patriots or political prisoners, then letting them out of jail on minimum sentences…

New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic

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The Effort to Overturn the Election – By Joshua Kaplan and Joaquin Sapien – ProPublica – On Dec. 19, 2020, President Donald Trump blasted out a tweet to his 88 million followers, inviting supporters to Washington for a “wild” protest. Earlier that week, one of his senior advisers had released a 36-page report alleging significant…