The case of Eric R. Staples: Read what typical charges look like against Jan. 6 election protesters | #alaska | #politics
The criminal complaint against a man currently living in Girdwood, Alaska is an example of the Department of Justice’s efforts to round up and bring to justice anyone who entered the U.S. Capitol during the election protests of Jan. 6, 2021. Over 1,000 arrests have been made associated with the breach of the Capitol after […]
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U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Trump is immune from prosecution for acts as president
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear former President Donald Trump’s argument that he should be immune from criminal charges related to the 2020 election. In a one-page order, the court set an expedited briefing schedule, with oral arguments to be held the week of April 22. Proceedings in the federal trial court […]
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Government witnesses testify against Jan. 6 rioter
Richard Barnett (left) arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse for jury selection in his trial on Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images The trial for a man photographed inside the office of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021 — Richard “Bigo” […]
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson: “Continued chaos” surrounds Trump
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he feels the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection should disqualify former President Trump from being the 2024 Republican nominee. What he’s saying: “Continued chaos” has surrounded Trump since his announcement to run for president, Hutchinson said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “I do not believe […]
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DC mayor told Jan. 6 panel failures resulted from belief far-right extremists were ‘friendly’ to police
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) testified to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that a belief that far-right extremists and rioters would be “friendly” to law enforcement that day caused “intelligence failures.” “People thought they were friendly to law enforcement and that they loved their country,” […]
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Jan. 6 report sheds new details about Sen. Mike Lee’s efforts to help Trump overturn 2020 election | #elections | #alabama
The final report from the House Jan. 6 committee shows Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee was well aware of Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to manufacture electoral votes for Trump in states won by Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 and to subvert the counting of actual votes in Congress. The 845-page report details a […]
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Liz Cheney talks about democracy at Crystal Bridges
Caryl Stern, left, asked questions Monday of Rep. Liz Cheney about democracy and growing up as the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios The same day the Jan. 6 panel voted to refer former President Trump to the Department of Justice on criminal charges, committee member Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) traveled […]
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What to watch as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump’s ‘attempted coup’ | #elections | #alabama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public presentation Monday about the unprecedented effort by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the presidential election he lost in 2020. The committee has called it an “attempted coup” that warrants criminal prosecution from the Justice Department. That is expected to be the committee’s closing argument as […]
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Arkansas man gets probation, $510 in fines for actions in Jan 6. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KARK/KAIT) – An Arkansas man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was sentenced on Thursday, July 7. According to content partner KARK, a judge ruled Robert Thomas “Bob” Snow, of Heber Springs, was sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $510 […]
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Jan. 6 panel asks GOP lawmaker to testify about Capitol tour | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking a House Republican for more information about a tour of the building the panel says he led the day before the deadly attack. The committee’s letter to Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk on Thursday is the latest attempt by House investigators to obtain cooperation from […]
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