Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he opposes the mostly Democratic-backed Jan. 6 Capitol breach commission announced by a group of lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee last week. The independent commission, as envisioned by House members, would have the power to issue subpoenas. Some Republicans have said that the panel should also…
White House Announces Support for Bill That Would Establish Jan. 6 Commission
The White House on Tuesday came out in support of legislation that would establish a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. President Joe Biden’s administration referred in a statement to the House Rules Committee, which held a meeting on the bill, to the breach as “an unprecedented assault on…
Jan. 6 Suspect Placed Under House Arrest After Allegedly Killing Mountain Lion: Officials
A judge on Monday said that a Colorado hunting guide accused of attacking a U.S. Capitol Police officer on Jan. 6 should be placed under house arrest after he allegedly had possession of a gun and shot and killed a mountain lion. Prosecutors said that Patrick Montgomery, 48, killed the mountain lion during a March 31…
Capitol Breach Defense Lawyers Receiving Tours of US Capitol From Police
Attorneys defending suspects charged with offenses related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach are receiving crime scene tours of the building in May and June. Federal prosecutor U.S. Attorney Emory Cole made the disclosure in a letter (pdf) to the court in late April in a case for one of the defendants. The letter stated…
US Capitol Breach Defense Lawyers Receiving Tours of Building From Police
Attorneys defending suspects who have been charged with offenses related to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach are receiving crime scene tours of the building in May and June. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory Cole made the disclosure in a court filing (pdf) in late April in a case for one of the defendants. The letter…
‘Oath Keepers’ Member Pleads Guilty to Breaching US Capitol
Federal prosecutors obtained their first guilty plea in relation to the Capitol breach on Jan. 6. Jon Schaffer, 53, of Indiana and a member of the Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to “unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress’ certification of the U.S. presidential election results,” according to the Department of Justice (DOJ.) The Oath…
Watchdog Says Capitol Police Need ‘Culture Change’ for Better Threat Response
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) internal watchdog will testify before lawmakers Thursday about the shortcomings of the law enforcement response to the Jan. 6 Capital breach, with a prepared statement indicating he will broadly recommend a “culture change” of moving USCP away from a police department towards a “protective agency” better poised to prevent and…
Rep. Ryan: Steps Being Taken to Secure US Capitol, Make Police Less Vulnerable
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), chairman of the House Subcommittee of Legislative Branch, says his committee is working with retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore’s recommendations to appropriate funds to secure the U.S. Capitol, after an attack that occurred Friday that resulted in the death of a Capitol police officer. Ryan, whose committee has jurisdiction over Capitol…
Justice Department Referred Prosecutor’s Capitol Breach Interview to Internal Watchdog
Former acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin could face an internal review over comments he made during a recent interview about the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, a federal prosecutor told a judge on Tuesday. John Crabb, the chief of the criminal division for the U.S. attorney’s D.C. office, made the comments after a…
DOJ Refers Former Prosecutor’s Capitol Breach Interview to Internal Watchdog
Former Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin could face an internal review over comments he made during a recent interview about the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, a department lawyer told a judge on March 23. John Crabb, the chief of the criminal division for the U.S. attorney’s D.C. office, made the comments after a…
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