Author: Jan Wolfe
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An hour-by-hour look at the Capitol assault
WASHINGTON • Almost a year has passed since supporters of Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol in a failed attempt to overturn his election defeat, the worst assault on the seat of the federal government since the War of 1812. Four people died on the day of the riot. About 140 police were injured during…
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Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
WASHINGTON • A U.S. judge on Tuesday allowed a criminal case relating to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack to move forward, declining to dismiss charges against four members of the far-right Proud Boys group. In a written ruling, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected arguments by the four Proud Boys defendants that obstruction charges…
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Jordan draws eye of U.S. House’s Capitol riot probe
WASHINGTON • The congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday requested an interview with ardent Donald Trump supporter Jim Jordan, the second sitting U.S. representative drawn into the probe. The House of Representatives Select Committee on Jan. 6 asked Jordan, a Republican, to disclose conversations he had with…
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House panel probing Capitol riot subpoenas leaders of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers
WASHINGTON • The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol issued five subpoenas on Tuesday to far-right extremist groups that have backed former President Donald Trump and to individuals associated with those groups. The Select Committee said it sent subpoenas seeking testimony and documents to the Proud Boys…
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Judge sentences rioter ‘QAnon Shaman’ to over 3 years in prison
WASHINGTON • A federal judge Wednesday sentenced the U.S. Capitol rioter known as the “QAnon Shaman” for his horned headdress to 41 months in prison for his role in the deadly Jan. 6 attack by followers of then-President Donald Trump. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth to impose a longer 51-month sentence on…
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Appeals court pauses release of Trump documents to House
WASHINGTON • A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put off allowing congressional investigators access to former President Donald Trump’s White House records relating to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and scheduled a hearing on the matter for Nov. 30. Trump’s lawyers had asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of…
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Biden blocks second Trump bid to withhold more Jan. 6 docs
WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden has blocked a second attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents sought by lawmakers investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and ordered the latest batch to be handed over to Congress. “Biden has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the…
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TSA bolsters airport security ahead of pro-Trump rally at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON • Travelers arriving at the airport nearest Washington, D.C., will face increased security in the run-up to a planned Saturday rally supporting people charged with taking part in the deadly Jan. 6 riot, the Transportation Security Administration said. “Travelers will notice increased law enforcement and canine presence along with a generally higher level of…
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ept. 11 victims’ families push U.S. watchdog to investigate FBI’s ‘lost’ evidence
WASHINGTON • Family members of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, airplane attacks asked a U.S. government watchdog on Thursday to investigate their suspicions that the FBI lied about or destroyed evidence linking Saudi Arabia to the hijackers. The request in a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz said “circumstances make it…
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‘Profound abuse’: Judge disciplines pro-Trump lawyers over election lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Wednesday sanctioned Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump, and suggested they might deserve to lose their law licenses. In a highly anticipated written ruling, U.S. District Judge Linda Parker in Detroit said the pro-Trump lawyers,…