Tag Archives: January 6

On Tuesday, a North Carolina man who threatened to kill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. Cleveland Meredith Jr., a Trump supporter from Hayesville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communication of threats in September. U.S. District Judge Amy …

Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine (D) announced that he is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers for their alleged involvement in planning and carrying out the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The lawsuit also aims to hold more than 30 individuals accountable for their role …

The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to hold former President Donald Trump‘s last chief of staff, Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress. Last week, Mark Meadows informed @January6thCmte he would not cooperate further – abandoning his duty to country. Tonight, the House voted him in contempt and referred him for …

The House Select Committee investigating the attacks on the Capitol has issued a new round of subpoenas to groups, including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, and others involved in violence both leading up to and on January 6th. The committee seeks testimony and records from individuals who may have information about the …

The committee looking into the deadly January 6 riot at the Capitol announced Monday they subpoenaed Roger Stone and Alex Jones. Three others connected to the incident were also subpoenaed. The subpoenas were issued to allies of former President Donald Trump, who the committee believes have relevant information about the rallies …

The so-called “Qanon Shaman” has been sentenced to almost three and a half years in prison for his role in the January 6 Capitol Insurrection. Jacob Chansley became known as the Shaman for the horned headdress he wore as he stormed the Capitol building with hundreds of others, in an …

Former Trump aid Steve Bannon was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Bannon is charged with one …

Saturday, Nov. 6, marked 10 months since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results. The government continues investigations into losses that resulted from the breach of the Capitol, including damage to the …

The House Select Committee investigating Jan 6 today announced they have issued additional subpoenas to six individuals involved in efforts to promote false claims of election fraud or overturn the results of the 2020 election. The committee is demanding records and testimony from witnesses, including staff members of the former …

A Texas woman who boasted about not going to jail for her role in the Capitol riot has now been sentenced to two months behind bars. Real estate agent Jenna Ryan received the sixty-day sentence on Thursday after initially pleading guilty on August 19th to one misdemeanor count of parading, …

According to reporting by Rolling Stone, two planners of the pro-Trump rallies on January 6 who are cooperating with the House Select committee investigating the insurrection, claim that GOP lawmakers and White House officials were intimately involved in the planning of both the rallies that day, as well as efforts …

The US House of Representatives voted largely along party lines Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a close ally of former US President Donald Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress. In debate ahead of the vote, select committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. said that allowing Bannon to ignore their subpoena would …

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously Tuesday night to hold former Trump advisor Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena to appear and produce records. The criminal contempt vote stems from Bannon’s decision to defy the committee’s subpoena seeking …

A US Capitol Police officer was arrested on Friday following his indictment on federal charges of obstruction of justice stemming from communications and actions in the aftermath of the insurrection on January 6. Michael A. Riley, 50, was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on …

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of then-President Donald Trump’s followers will hold former White House strategist Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for brushing off a subpoena. Bannon, who was pardoned by Trump last year on charges of conspiracy to …