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Trump Extends Pardons to Riot-Related Convictions

One recipient was convicted on weapons charges, the other of threatening FBI agents

(Newser) - President Trump has added two pardons of people convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot, one for the second time and the other for threatening to shoot FBI agents, the administration announced Saturday. Ed Martin, a Justice Department pardon attorney and supporter of the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters, revealed...

In New Spending Bill, a GOP Move Against Jack Smith

8 Republican senators may be able to sue thanks to new measure over seized phone records

(Newser) - A new provision in a government spending bill would let US senators sue the federal government for up to $500,000 for each violation if their phone records are searched without their knowledge. The measure, included in a funding bill for the legislative branch, could have immediate consequences for eight...

Trump to Pence on Jan. 6: 'You'll Go Down as a Wimp'

New book has details from the former vice president's notes

(Newser) - A new book by ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl has new details about an exchange between President Trump and Vice President Pence on the morning of the Capitol riot in 2021. The book—Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign that Changed America—says an angry Trump called Pence after learning...

Pardoned Rioter Accused of Threat to Kill Hakeem Jeffries

Christopher Moynihan allegedly vowed to assassinate House minority leader

(Newser) - A pardoned Capitol rioter faces serious new charges after allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, reports CBS News . Court documents say Christopher Moynihan, 34, made threats in text messages, including a vow to assassinate Jeffries before his speech at the Economic Club of New York this week....

Another Former FBI Chief May Be in Hot Water

Trump suggests Justice Department is investigating Christopher Wray

(Newser) - The White House might be going after a second former FBI director. President Trump suggested in a weekend interview with NBC News that the Justice Department is investigating Christopher Wray. The comment comes on the heels of last week's indictment of James Comey . In the phone interview, Trump...

Senator Tries to Block Full Military Honors for Ashli Babbitt

Capitol rioter is on track to be granted military funeral honors

(Newser) - Sen. Ruben Gallego is introducing legislation this week in an attempt to prevent the full military funeral honors currently in the works for Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The Arizona Democrat tells CBS News the legislation "comes from a sense...

Notorious Jan. 6 Rioter Faces Animal Attack Charges

Robert Packer wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt during Capitol attack

(Newser) - A Capitol rioter more notorious for his antisemitic attire than his actions was arrested this week in connection with a dog attack that injured four people. Robert Keith Packer wore a sweatshirt that said "Camp Auschwitz" on the front—and "Staff" on the back—during the Capitol attack....

Jan. 6 Rioter Plotted to Kill His Investigators
Pardoned J6 Rioter
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Pardoned J6 Rioter Gets Life Sentence

Edward Kelley plotted to kill the FBI agents who investigated him

(Newser) - Edward Kelley was pardoned by President Trump for his role in the Capitol riot—but a judge has determined that the pardon doesn't extend to a plot to kill the FBI agents who investigated him. The 36-year-old military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison over a plot...

DOJ Escalates Campaign Against Jan. 6 Prosecutors

Sources say at least 3 involved in Capitol riot criminal cases were fired on Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in US Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest move by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, per two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys who...

Capitol Rioter Ordered to Pay $440K to Officer's Widow

Jeffrey Smith killed himself 9 days after attack

(Newser) - A federal jury on Monday awarded $500,000 to the widow and estate of a police officer who killed himself nine days after he helped defend the US Capitol from a mob of rioters, including a man who scuffled with the officer during the attack.
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Officers Lodge Complaint Over MIA Capitol Riot Plaque

Ex-Capitol cop Harry Dunn, DC cop Daniel Hodges say Congress' delay ignores law over police honor

(Newser) - Two police officers who defended the US Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot are suing to force Congress to install an honorary plaque that was mandated by law but remains missing. Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and DC Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges say a 2022 law,...

Proud Boys Leaders Sue US Over Jan. 6

Enrique Tarrio, others want $100M because of their prosecutions

(Newser) - Five members of the Proud Boys aren't content with being pardoned—they want the government to pay them $100 million over their Jan. 6 prosecutions. The five filed a lawsuit to that effect Friday in federal court in Florida, alleging that the government violated their constitutional rights by prosecuting...

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Charged With Burglary

Judge had described Virginia's Jordan Alam as among the most violent rioters

(Newser) - A Virginia man has been charged with felony burglary after being pardoned for his role in the Capitol riot, per the AP . Zachary Jordan Alam, 33, of Centreville, was arrested May 9 in a neighborhood outside of Richmond, Henrico County police said in a statement. Officers had responded to a...

Report: US Will Pay $5M to Ashli Babbitt's Family

Capitol Police chief says he is 'extremely disappointed' by settlement

(Newser) - The family of Ashi Babbitt won't get the full $30 million a wrongful death lawsuit over her death during the Capitol riot was seeking, but they are in line for a payout of almost $5 million from the government, sources tell the Washington Post and ABC News . Earlier this...

US Reaches Settlement With Ashli Babbitt's Family

No numbers have yet been released over the wrongful death lawsuit

(Newser) - The US government has reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt —the protester fatally shot by police inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, reports the Washington Post and CBS News . No details have been released on the amount. In fact, the deal is described in both...

Trump Nominee Withdraws After Jan. 6 Remarks Emerge

Bureau of Land Management nominee Kathleen Sgamma was 'disgusted' by Trump's role

(Newser) - President Trump's nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination following revelations that she criticized the president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The withdrawal of Kathleen Sgamma to lead the Interior Department's Bureau...

Tarrio Arrested After Brush With Protester at Capitol

Proud Boys leader pardoned by Trump faces assault charge

(Newser) - The Proud Boys leader who was freed from prison last month, after being pardoned by President Trump for his conviction connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, was arrested Friday at a gathering of riot defendants on the building's grounds. Enrique Tarrio was handcuffed by Capitol...

Pardoned Rioters Argue Other Cases Should Be Moot

Gun and child pornography possession are covered by Trump's order, lawyers say

(Newser) - The pardon President Trump signed on his first day in office absolves the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters of "offenses related to events that occurred at or near" the US Capitol on that day. Some of those pardoned, facing other charges, are arguing to courts that they should be covered...

Even Elon Musk Can't Escape Trump Litigation

X.com agrees to pay Trump $10M to settle suit over past ban following Capitol riot

(Newser) - Elon Musk's X.com has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle with President Trump, who sued the site formerly known as Twitter and its ex-CEO, Jack Dorsey, for censorship after he was banned from the platform after the Jan. 6 riot. "It's resolved," a...

'Drizz' Is the 'Accidental' Head of the FBI

Acting FBI chief Brian Driscoll seems to be earning a following

(Newser) - It's not yet clear if Kash Patel will clear the bar of his Senate confirmation hearings to become the next director of the FBI, but in the interim, an "accidental" chief has been holding the fort down. That's how the New York Times describes Brian Driscoll, a...

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