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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...

Former Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio Says He'll Run for Office

Ex-leader of militant far-right extremist group says things are looking up for him

(Newser) - From leader of a neo-fascist extremist group to elected official? That's what Enrique Tarrio has in mind for his career trajectory. The ex-leader of the Proud Boys told Newsmax host Greg Kelly on Wednesday that things are looking up for him, and that he thinks a career in public...

Bove: FBI Agents Who 'Simply Followed Orders' Won't Be Fired

Acting deputy AG says only people who acted with 'corrupt or partisan intent' should worry

(Newser) - FBI agents who "simply followed orders and carried out their duties in an ethical manner" while investigating the Capitol riot shouldn't fear firing or other punishment, a top Justice Department official says. In an email to the FBI workforce Wednesday, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove said the...

FBI Agents Sue Over Newly Compiled DOJ List

Lawsuits say it will result in retaliation against those who worked on Jan. 6 cases

(Newser) - Two separate groups of FBI agents and employees have filed federal lawsuits to try to block the Justice Department from retaliating against them because they worked on cases about the Capitol riot, reports the New York Times . Both suits argue it would be unlawful to take action against them over...

Texan Pardoned for Jan. 6 Now a Wanted Man

Andrew Taake has an outstanding warrant for his arrest on charges of soliciting a minor

(Newser) - Andrew Taake walked out of federal prison in Colorado a free man on Jan. 20, after newly inaugurated President Trump pardoned him and some 1,500 others for their part in the 2021 Capitol riot. Law enforcement officials in Houston, however, would like to put Taake right back behind bars,...

Man Fatally Shot by Deputy Days After Trump Pardon

Matthew Huttle allegedly resisted arrest during a traffic stop in Indiana

(Newser) - An Indiana man who served time in prison over his involvement in the Capitol riot was fatally shot by a deputy days after he was pardoned by President Trump. Matthew Huttle, 42, was shot by a Jasper County sheriff's deputy after he allegedly resisted arrest during a traffic stop...

Judge Drops Order Barring Rhodes From DC

Justice Department objected to change to terms of supervised release post-commutation

(Newser) - A federal judge has dropped an order barring Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the Oath Keepers militia from entering Washington, DC, without court permission. Judge Amit Mehta denied the Justice Department's request to dismiss the terms of supervised release, but he said they would not be enforced,...

Graham Splits With Trump on Jan. 6 Pardons

Adam Schiff agrees and criticizes Biden's flurry

(Newser) - Asked Sunday if he's OK with President Trump's pardons of rioters convicted of violently assaulting officers who were defending the Capitol, a staunch ally answered "No." Appearing on CNN, Sen. Lindsey Graham said: "When you pardon people who attack police officers, you're sending the...

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Judge Bans Rhodes From DC

Oath Keepers founder visited Capitol Hill after his sentence was commuted by Trump

(Newser) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been freed from prison but he's no longer free to visit the Capitol. Judge Amit Mehta has banned Rhodes and seven other militia members whose sentences were commuted by President Trump from entering Washington, DC, without permission. The order changing their conditions of...

Jan. 6 Defendant Re-Arrested After Trump's Pardon

Daniel Ball detained on gun charges unrelated to the Capitol riot

(Newser) - One of the Jan. 6 defendants who received a presidential pardon found himself almost immediately re-arrested, reports Politico . Daniel Ball never even left federal custody, and his case may test the scope of President Trump's sweeping pardons of all those who took part in the violence at the Capitol,...

Jacob Chansley's Plan After Pardon Is to Buy Guns

Experts worry Trump's move will hurt anti-terrorism efforts in the long term

(Newser) - Jacob Chansley, the Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon Shaman," celebrated receiving a pardon on Monday by thanking President Trump and announcing his immediate plans in a post on X . "Now I am gonna buy some m------------ guns!" Chansley wrote, per the Hill . Experts who study...

'MAGA Granny' Turns Down J6 Pardon: 'We Were Wrong'

Pamela Hemphill, sentenced to 60 days in prison, says that accepting pardon would be an 'insult'

(Newser) - While most of the 1,500 or so people who were jailed for taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot celebrated this week at receiving a "full pardon" from President Trump, one stands out from the crowd: Pamela Hemphill, who has turned down the president's offer for...

Trump Defends Pardons for Capitol Rioters

President announces $500B artificial intelligence infrastructure project

(Newser) - President Trump defended his decision to pardon around 1,500 people involved in the Capitol riot, including many convicted of assaulting police officers, in a news conference Tuesday. He said the sentences handed down to members of the Oath Keeper and Proud Boys were "ridiculous and excessive," the...

Trump Issues 'Full Pardons' to 1.5K in Capitol Riot

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is being prepared for release from prison, lawyer says

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday night said he was pardoning about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US. Capitol, using his sweeping clemency powers on his first day back in office to dismantle the largest investigation and prosecution in Justice...

Vance: Violent Rioters Shouldn't Be Pardoned

Vice president-elect then defends position after immediate criticism online

(Newser) - Despite his boss' promises, Vice President-elect JD Vance told Fox News Sunday that Capitol rioters who committed violence on Jan. 6, 2021, should not receive a presidential pardon. "I think it's very simple, look, if you protested peacefully on January 6th, and you had Merrick Garland's Department of...

Angry After Jan. 6, He Became a 'Freelance Vigilante'

ProPublica's look at John Williams' undercover infiltration into a far-right militia, where he became a leader

(Newser) - In the spring of 2023, reporter Joshua Kaplan received a package in the mail with no return address, the contents of which included a flash drive with tens of thousands of files. What Kaplan found in those files he now details for ProPublica , laying out the "remarkable odyssey" of...

Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested After Fleeing to Canada

Antony Vo, facing a nine-month sentence, was taken into custody at a ski resort

(Newser) - An American fugitive convicted in the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol was arrested at a Canadian ski resort on the four-year anniversary of the attack. Authorities said Antony Vo was taken into custody Monday in Whistler, British Columbia, on a warrant under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act....

Former Proud Boys Leader Asks Trump for a Pardon

Enrique Tarrio's lawyer has made request in a letter to the president-elect

(Newser) - Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, would like a pardon. Tarrio, currently serving the longest prison sentence handed to any of the January 6 insurrectionists (22 years) despite the fact that he was not actually present at the US Capitol on that day...

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