The committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department but has not disclosed who the targets would be.
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Prosecutor says Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
Jurors have heard a prosecutor’s opening statements for a second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Gorham man sentenced to 30 days in prison for role in Capitol riot
Nicholas Hendrix, an Army veteran, is the first Maine resident to be sentenced for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Jan. 6 police heroes honored for defending Capitol from Trump mob
In bestowing Congress’ highest honor, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the officers for ‘courageously answering the call to defend our democracy in one of the nation’s darkest hours.’
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Woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack
Riley June Williams was found guilty of 6 federal counts, including civil disorder.
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Supreme Court rules against Arizona Republican leader in Jan. 6 records fight
Ward has said her First Amendment rights would be chilled if investigators were able to learn whom she spoke with while trying to challenge former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.
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Oath Keepers head testifies in his trial for seditious conspiracy
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors he is a patriotic American as he took the witness stand to defend himself against charges his far-right extremist group planned an armed rebellion at the U.S. Capitol.
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Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers’ leader gets COVID
Jurors were supposed to begin hearing the fourth week of testimony in the case against Stewart Rhodes and four others accused of plotting to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump, shows startling new video
Former President Donald Trump is almost certain to fight the subpoena and decline to testify.
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First member of Proud Boys pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy
The rarely used Civil War era offense calls for up to 20 years behind bars.