Category: Jan. 6 Coverage

Judge Says He Found No Evidence of Government Misconduct in Jan. 6 Case

The federal judge overseeing the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial in Washington on April 16 systematically shut down one defendant’s calls for a mistrial and his explosive allegations of evidence tampering, withholding of exculpatory evidence, and government misconduct. In a 10-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected requests from defendant Dominic Pezzola for a mistrial…


Man Who Crushed Police Officer on Jan. 6 Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Federal Prison

A Connecticut man who pinned a police officer against a door in the Lower West Terrace tunnel for more than two minutes was sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for his role in violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The sentence handed down to Patrick Edward McCaughey III, 25, of Ridgefield,…


Trump Files Motion to Dismiss $30 Million Lawsuit in Death of Officer Brian Sicknick

Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion in federal court to dismiss the $30 million wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the former girlfriend of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died of a stroke on Jan. 7, 2021. Sandra Garza, Sicknick’s former girlfriend and the representative of his estate, filed suit in January against…


Mainstream Media Outlets File Lawsuit Over Jan. 6 Footage Released to Tucker Carlson

A group of news organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding access to surveillance footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach that was released to Tucker Carlson earlier this year. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) handed over more than 40,000 hours of surveillance footage to the Fox News host, who aired clips from the surveillance….


Appeals Court Ruling May Threaten DOJ Position in Dozens of Jan. 6 Cases: Lawyer

An April 7 decision issued by the D.C. Court of Appeals may jeopardize a key legal backing used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute participants of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach, according to attorney Albert Watkins. “What this opinion did do was, it practically begged for other [Jan. 6] cases to be…


At Least 50 Undercover Officers and Informants Monitored Proud Boys, Jan. 6 Crowds, New Court Filing Says

Up to a dozen previously undisclosed undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers were embedded in the crowds on Jan. 6—including one who admitted joining in protester chants to “stop the steal”—according to an April 10 court filing in the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial. A motion for mistrial filed by defense attorney Roger Roots said the additional…


Proud Boys Defendants Ask Court to Dismiss Jan. 6 Obstruction Charges

Two defendants in the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial filed a motion in federal court to dismiss obstruction-related charges in light of a fractured U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on the law used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants. On April 8, attorneys for defendants Zachary Rehl and Ethan Nordean filed motions with U.S. District…


Appeals Court Upholds DOJ’s Novel Use of Obstruction Law Against Jan. 6 Defendants

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on April 7 upheld the U.S. Department of Justice’s novel use of a felony evidence-tampering statute against Jan. 6 criminal-case defendants. The appeals judges issued a broad interpretation of the crime of “obstruction” that is almost certain to be appealed…


40 Undercover Informants and Agents Monitoring the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, Court Papers Allege

At least 40 undercover police officers, informants, and federal agents monitored the Proud Boys on Jan. 6, 2021, a new federal court filing alleges. Proud Boys defendant Dominic Pezzola filed a motion on April 5 seeking to compel federal prosecutors to “reveal all informants, undercover operatives and other confidential human sources [CHSs] relating to the…


Ex-Infowars Employee Who Captured Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Shooting Gets Home Detention

A Texas man who previously worked for Alex Jones’s website Infowars has been sentenced to four months of home detention and 60 hours of community service after he filmed the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Samuel Montoya, 37, was employed as a video editor for Infowars when he joined other demonstrators in the Capitol on…