Tag Archives: January 6

Guy Reffitt, the Texas Three Percenter who is the first U.S. Capitol rioter to stand trial, was convicted by a jury Tuesday of five felony counts stemming from the January 6 attack on the Capitol. A federal jury in Washington, D.C. deliberated for roughly three hours before they found Reffitt …

An Idaho man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison Friday for assaulting police during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot in Washington, D.C. Duke Edward Wilson, 68, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in September to assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers or employees …

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has subpoenaed Kimberly Guilfoyle, former Fox News host, Trump campaign aide, and current fiancée of Donald Trump Jr. Guilfoyle’s formal call for testimony and documents comes after she failed to complete a voluntary interview with the panel on Feb. 25. “Because Ms. …

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said they have enough evidence to conclude that former President Donald Trump and some of his allies were engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The claims were made in the select committee’s brief …

A regional leader of the Oath Keepers charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to two charges in federal court. Joshua James was charged with a range of counts from seditious conspiracy to assaulting and resisting officers. On Wednesday, James pleaded …

A Florida man who posed carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium during the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to 75 days in prison on Friday. Adam Johnson was sentenced by US District Court Judge Reggie B. Walton, who said Johnson made “a mockery” of …

Rejecting former President Donald Trump‘s demands of executive privilege, President Joe Biden has ordered the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks at the U.S. Capitol. The records being released to Congress are visitor logs showing appointment information for …

Rudy Giuliani, the attorney and former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in discussions with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol and may agree to answer their questions, according to a New York Times report published late Saturday. Those negotiations could still fall apart, …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol has issued a subpoena to former White House trade advisor Peter Navarro. The committee is seeking records and deposition testimony from Mr. Navarro, who, according to public reporting, interviews, and his own book, was involved in efforts …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol has issued a new round of subpoenas, this time to 14 individuals who participated as purported “alternate electors” for former President Donald Trump. The committee is seeking information from individuals who met and submitted purported Electoral-College …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to co-operate with its probe voluntarily. The committee sent a letter this week requesting a meeting with Ivanka Trump, who served as an adviser to her father, in …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack at the United States Capitol has issued a new round of subpoenas, this time targeting Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, and Sidney Powell. The committee is also demanding records and testimony from former Trump campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn. Chairman Bennie …

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune Jan. 13, 2022 The Travis County district attorney on Thursday found that Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state’s open records law by not turning over his communications from last January when he visited Washington, D.C., for a pro-Trump rally that preceded the Jan. …

Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, and ten other members or associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, authorities said Thursday. Rhodes, 56, was arrested Thursday at his home in Granbury, Texas, on one count …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attacks at the US Capitol is asking House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to voluntarily provide information to the panel, including about communications he had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the riot and Trump’s state of mind following …