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May 10, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court
A federal appeals court upheld the criminal conviction of Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.
May 10, 2024 at 3:35 PM
May 3, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Former official charged for falsely accusing others of joining Jan. 6 riot
Miguel Zapata was taken into custody Thursday.
May 3, 2024 at 5:14 PM
April 30, 2024 at 11:49 AM
'Surprising' and 'disturbing': Legal experts react to SCOTUS on Trump immunity case
Legal experts weigh in on the "surprising" arguments at the Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution.
April 30, 2024 at 11:49 AM
April 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Judge rejects Trump effort to pause Jan. 6 civil lawsuits while criminal case ongoing
Trump had asked D.C. District Judge Amit Mehta to stay proceedings in the lawsuits.
April 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
April 17, 2024 at 9:54 AM
SCOTUS appears divided on case that could upend felony charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a case that could invalidate felony charges for more than 300 individuals connected to the Capitol riot -- including Donald Trump.
April 17, 2024 at 9:54 AM
April 17, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Supreme Court appears split on case that could affect Jan. 6 rioters’ charges
The Supreme Court appears divided on a case that could impact felony charges against Jan. 6 rioters and former President Donald Trump.
April 17, 2024 at 1:31 AM
April 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of law used for Jan. 6 prosecutions
The court also allowed Idaho to enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
April 16, 2024 at 6:56 PM
April 16, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Supreme Court hears case related to felony charges for Capitol riot
Over 300 people, including former President Donald Trump, face felony obstruction charges in connection to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
April 16, 2024 at 5:18 PM
1 month ago
Sununu now says Trump shouldn't drop out if convicted but stands by past criticism
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Sunday reaffirmed his support for Trump while standing by some -- but not all -- of his past criticism of the former president
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RFK Jr. says he 'made a mistake' after Jan. 6 comments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he is still “listening” to arguments about the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to try to “hear every side.”
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Jan. 6 rioter who led crowd in attacking police sentenced to over 7 years in prison
Taylor James Johnatakis, a Washington state man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison.
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Trump praises Jan. 6 'hostages' ahead of primaries
Trump is ramping up the rhetoric on the campaign trail.
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Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
The former president is calling for Liz Cheney and other members of the House Jan. 6 committee to be jailed and also said liberal Jews "hate" their religion and Israel.
2 months ago
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Trump driver contradicts Cassidy Hutchinson about Jan. 6 altercation, GOP report says
Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about Trump's actions on Jan. 6 was contradicted, in part, by Trump's driver, a new report from a Republican-led House committee claims
2 months ago
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Trump promises to 'free' Jan. 6 rioters on first day back in White House if reelected
Trump says one of his first acts if elected to a second term would be to "free" people convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
2 months ago
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Voters have ‘moved beyond’ Jan. 6: Rep. Nancy Mace
George Stephanopoulos interviews Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on “This Week.” Read more <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nancy-mace-defends-support-trump-after-found-liable/story?id=107964612" target="_blank">here</a>.
2 months ago
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House Republicans release more Jan. 6 tapes, but now without rioters' faces blurred
House Republicans released 5,000 hours more of security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Friday.
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Some Jan. 6 rioters received improper sentence enhancements, appeals court rules
A Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued a ruling Friday that could impact scores of prison terms handed down to rioters sentenced for joining the Jan. 6 riot.
2 months ago
3 months ago
Georgia's GOP governor says Trump shouldn't get immunity: 'No one is above the law'
Trump isn't "above the law" and shouldn't be granted presidential immunity, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said on Sunday
3 months ago
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Former State Dept. contracted diplomatic security officer arrested on Jan. 6 charges
A U.S. State Department contractor responsible for diplomatic security was arrested Tuesday on charges that he breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
3 months ago
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Judge 'shocked' by efforts to 'rewrite history' of Jan. 6 attack
A senior judge in D.C. issued a scathing rebuke on Thursday of those he says are trying to "rewrite history" of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
3 months ago
4 months ago
Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
The former Trump aide was convicted in September on one count of contempt of Congress over his refusal to appear for a deposition in front of the committee.
4 months ago
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Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro gets 4 months for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months Thursday for defying a congressional subpoena to cooperate with the House Jan. 6 committee.
4 months ago
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Former Capitol Police officer discusses congressional run, state of democracy
ABC News Live’s Linsey Davis spoke with former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn on why he’s running for office and the state of democracy three years after Jan. 6.
4 months ago
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Former Capitol Police officer runs for office after Jan. 6 attack
After facing physical and verbal attacks during the Jan 6. Capitol attack, former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn is running for Congress and he tells us why.
4 months ago
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Former Capitol police officer runs for Congress
A Capitol police officer who became known for his emotional congressional testimony about the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for office. Harry Dunn joins "GMA3" to discuss his congressional run.
4 months ago
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Former Oath Keeper admits 'the election was not stolen' during Jan. 6 sentencing
Former Oath Keeper Ray Epps was sentenced as former President Donald Trump appeared in court
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Trump says he'll attend immunity hearing Tuesday in his Jan. 6 case
Former President Trump is planning to appear at a D.C. hearing in his election interference case Tuesday, two days before he's expected to attend his civil fraud trial.
4 months ago
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Insider calls Trump’s demeanor on Jan. 6 ‘very unsettling’
Aides allegedly told special counsel Jack Smith's team that former President Donald Trump was "not interested" in doing more to stop the riot in 2021.
4 months ago
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Special counsel probe uncovers new details about Trump's inaction on Jan. 6: Sources
Special counsel Jack Smith has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Trump's refusal to help stop the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, sources say.
4 months ago
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Biden marks Jan. 6 anniversary by calling Trump a threat to democracy and freedom
President Joe Biden held his first campaign event of 2024 Friday near Valley Forge, where he said democracy is under threat, on the eve of the anniversary of Jan. 6.
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New reporting reveals details about Trump’s alleged behavior on Jan. 6
ABC News’ Jon Karl reveals new reporting from witnesses of the Jan. 6 attack on “This Week.”
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‘Trump wasn’t responsible’ for Jan. 6; people 'don't believe in the system': Gonzales
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos interviews Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, on “This Week.”
4 months ago
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Pelosi condemns Trump amid newly reported details of his inaction on Jan. 6
Nancy Pelosi on Sunday lambasted Donald Trump for his inaction to quell the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
4 months ago
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Republican lawmaker defends Trump endorsement despite Trump downplaying Jan. 6
Tony Gonzales is defending his endorsement of Trump despite their sharply different views on Jan. 6.
4 months ago
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New details on Jan. 6 investigation
ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl reports on new details on the Jan. 6 investigation. Plus, what lies ahead for the Republican field after the crucial caucuses in Iowa.
4 months ago
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Jan. 6 fugitives arrested at Florida ranch: FBI
One suspect has been on the run since the attack, court records show.
4 months ago
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Trump using Jan. 6 riot as campaign rallying cry
In Iowa, he called those convicted of attacking the U.S. Capitol "J6 hostages."
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Former Jan. 6 Capitol police officer running for Congress
Harry Dunn, who was at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, said he’s running to hold Donald Trump accountable.
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Biden marks Jan. 6 anniversary as Iowa caucus looms
ABC News’ Rick Klein talk about President Joe Biden’s campaign remarks in Pennsylvania as the campaign trail heats up.
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Jan. 6 by the numbers: More than 1,200 charged, more than 460 imprisoned
In the three years since Jan. 6, federal prosecutors have charged more than 1,265 defendants across nearly all 50 states and D.C.
4 months ago
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Jan. 6 pipe bomber mystery unsolved 3 years later
Three years after Jan. 6, 2021, federal law enforcement leaders are still looking for the person who placed two pipe bombs outside the DNC and RNC.
4 months ago
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Harry Dunn, Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6, announces run for Congress
He's said he's fighting to hold Donald Trump accountable.
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Jan. 6 'likely' largest mass-assault on law enforcement in US history: DC US attorney
The Jan. 6, 2021, attack was "likely the largest single day mass assault of law enforcement officers in our nation's history," the D.C. U.S. attorney said Thursday.
4 months ago
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Ex-Proud Boy involved in Jan. 6 who went on the run sentenced to 10 years in prison
The former Proud Boy whose disappearance triggered a six-week manhunt was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday.
4 months ago
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Biden-Harris reschedules first campaign event of 2024
President Joe Biden will lay out what he sees as the stakes of the 2024 presidential election -- democracy and freedom -- in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
4 months ago
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At least a dozen bomb threats called into state capitols
The threats prompted law enforcement officials to sweep for explosives, which they did not find.
4 months ago
5 months ago
Trump asks SCOTUS not to weigh in, now, on whether he's immune from Jan. 6 charges
Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay out of the legal debate over presidential immunity regarding his actions attacking the 2020 election results
5 months ago
5 months ago
Jan. 6 rally organizers withheld info that would have changed security plans: OIG
The organizers of the rally that preceded the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol withheld information that would've changed the security plans at the event, a new report finds.
5 months ago
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Supreme Court to rule on Jan. 6 charges
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal that a federal law, which makes it a crime to "corruptly obstruct an official proceeding" cannot be applied to the attack on the Capitol.
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