House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Wednesday he doesn’t see how former President Donald Trump could be found criminally responsible for the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. “I don’t see how he could be found criminally responsible,” Mr. McCarthy said. “What criminal activity did he do? He told people to be peaceful.” Mr….
Speaker McCarthy Defends Trump Over Jan. 6: ‘What Criminal Activity Did He Do?’
California DA Pamela Price Compares Recall Efforts to Jan. 6 as She Faces Criticism Over Policies
July 19, 2023
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California District Attorney Pamela Price, who is under criticism because her progressive criminal justice policies, doubled down on her comments comparing a recall effort against her to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. In an interview with KTVU-TV, the Alameda County district attorney defended her restorative justice policies despite only being a few months in office. “These are…
2024 GOP Presidential Candidates React to Potential Trump Jan. 6 Indictment
July 18, 2023
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Several contenders in the 2024 Republican presidential race are sharing their thoughts after one of their competitors, former President Donald Trump, indicated he may be indicted over the breach at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Mr. Trump published a press statement on Tuesday, revealing he received a letter from special counsel Jack Smith…
Florida Man Gets 5-Year Sentence for Assaulting Officer During Jan. 6 Breach
A Florida man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Friday for assaulting a police officer during the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Mason Joel Courson, 27, from Tamarac, Florida, received a 57-month imprisonment term after pleading guilty in November 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia….
Bipartisan Lawmakers Express Outrage Over FBI Misuse of Surveillance Tool to Spy on Americans
May 19, 2023
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Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on May 19 expressed alarm after an unsealed court order revealed the FBI misused a controversial surveillance tool to collect intelligence on U.S. citizens, including individuals suspected of involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach and George Floyd protests. The details of the inappropriately collected information were outlined by…
Jan. 6 Defendant Accused of Stealing Pelosi’s Laptop Receives 3-year Prison Sentence
March 24, 2023
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A woman who was accused of stealing then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop computer and other criminal actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to three years in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson handed down a sentence on Thursday against Riley Williams, whom a jury had convicted in…
Jacob Chansley’s Lawyers Confront DOJ’s Claim It Didn’t Suppress Jan. 6 Evidence
March 15, 2023
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The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) latest objection to allegations that it suppressed evidence in its prosecution of Jan. 6 defendant Jacob Chansley flies in the face of the Sixth Amendment, current and former attorneys of Chansley told The Epoch Times in separate interviews this week. “They are hiding. They affirmatively are electing not to disclose [exculpatory…
Trump, Jan. 6 Prison Choir Song ‘Justice for All’ Hits No. 1 on ITunes
March 13, 2023
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A song recorded by former President Donald Trump and the “J6 Prison Choir”—a group of men charged for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol—hit the number one spot on iTunes over the weekend. The two-minute song is titled “Justice For All,” and features the Jan. 6 inmates singing the…
Judge Denies Requests from Jan. 6 Defendants to Cross-Examine FBI Agent on Leaked Messages
Defendants in the ongoing Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach trial suffered a defeat on Monday, as the court ordered that the defendants may not cross-examine an FBI agent for most of the defense attorneys’ allegations that spawned from internal FBI messages inadvertently leaked in court. Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump-appointed judge, on Monday addressed allegations…
McCarthy Agrees to Full Public Release of Jan. 6 Tapes
March 9, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has agreed to a full public release of the security footage recorded at the U.S. Capitol during the events of Jan. 6, 2021. In an interview with Breitbart News that aired on Thursday, McCarthy discussed his decision to share the footage with Fox News host Tucker Carlson and said defendants…
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