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Jack Dorsey Got a Warning About Coup ... From a Prince

Prince Harry says he sent Twitter boss an email on Jan. 5, never got a reply

(Newser) - On Jan. 5, Prince Harry sent Jack Dorsey an email. "I warned him his platform was allowing a coup to be staged," the British royal said at the virtual RE:WIRED conference Tuesday. The following day, a mob stormed the US Capitol, and Harry says he never got...

Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas 10 More Trump Aides

House investigators want to know 'every detail of what went on in the White House'

(Newser) - House investigators have issued subpoenas to 10 more former officials who worked for Donald Trump at the end of his presidency, in an effort to find out more about what the president was doing and saying as his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6. The subpoenas, including...

New Batch of Subpoenas Covers Flynn and Miller

House committee wants to know "who they were talking to" about overturning the election

(Newser) - Six more top advisers to former President Donald Trump now face subpoenas from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an effort by the panel to learn about the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Legal scholar John Eastman and Bernard...

Capitol Rioter's Prediction About Jail Is Wrong

Texas real estate broker Jennifer Ryan is sentenced to 60 days

(Newser) - A Texas woman who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and later boasted that she'd never be sent to jail because of it is, yes, going to jail. A judge sentenced real estate broker Jennifer Leigh Ryan, aka Jenna Ryan, to 60 days for joining the...

Jan. 6 Protest Planners: Lawmaker Floated 'Blanket Pardon'

'Rolling Stone' talks to pair of organizers about Rep. Paul Gosar, others

(Newser) - Rolling Stone is out with an exclusive that features interviews with two unnamed organizers of the Jan. 6 protest in DC, both of whom are cooperating with the House panel investigating the violence of that day. Both men say they met or otherwise interacted with White House officials (particularly...

Jan. 6 Panel Votes to Hold Bannon in Contempt
House Holds
Steve Bannon in Contempt
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Oct 21, 2021 3:27 PM CDT

House Holds Steve Bannon in Contempt

He faces prosecution by the Justice Department over refusal to appear at Jan. 6 hearing

(Newser) - Update: The full House has voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress, reports the Hill . The vote was 229-202, largely along party lines. The former Trump aide refused to appear before a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. What happens next is in the...

Feds: Radio Host Caught With Capitol Cop's Stolen Hat

Darrell Neely is facing numerous charges related to Jan. 6

(Newser) - Federal authorities say a right-wing radio host stole a baseball cap worn by a US Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riot, then wore it during a live airing of his show. Three witnesses at the Global Enlightenment Radio Network , run by Darrell Neely, told the FBI that Neely...

Trump Attacks Jan. 6 Panel, Biden in Lawsuit Over Records

Former president tries to keep files from being released to the committee

(Newser) - Accusing the House panel seeking his records related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol of harassment, former President Trump sued the committee and the National Archives on Monday. Jesse Binnall, a Trump attorney, wrote that the committee is harassing Trump "by sending an illegal, unfounded, and overbroad...

Biden: Job of Police Is Harder Than Ever

At memorial ceremony, president says officers are expected to 'take a bullet' and act as psychologist

(Newser) - Standing outside the building defended by Capitol Police on Jan. 6, President Biden on Saturday honored officers killed in the line of duty. The annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service in Washington recognized those killed in 2019 and 2020, and their families, the Hill reports. "I've been coming...

Capitol Officer Gave Rioter a Legal Tip: Charges

Michael Riley faces obstruction of justice indictment

(Newser) - "Take down the part about being in the building," a Capitol Police officer advised a rioter on Jan. 7 who'd posted online about taking part in the attack the day before, new charges say. The rioters who went inside the Capitol will be charged, Michael Riley reportedly...

Judge Bucks Trend on Riot Sentences

'There have to be consequences,' Judge Tanya Chutkan says about Capitol attack prosecutions

(Newser) - Prosecutors asked for 30-day terms for two Capitol rioters when they were sentenced Wednesday in Washington. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan gave Robert Bauer of Kentucky and Edward Hemenway of Virginia 45 days each. On Tuesday, Chutkan gave another person convicted in the Jan. 6 attack—Dona Sue Bissey of...

Biden Rejects Trump Request to Withhold Jan. 6 Records

Former president tells National Archives that executive privilege applies

(Newser) - The White House told the National Archives on Friday that President Biden won't exert executive privilege over documents sought by the panel investigating the Capitol riot, as former President Donald Trump had requested. That leaves the National Archives free to turn over the first batch of Trump files to...

Former Trump Aides Get Marching Orders on Subpoenas

Lawyer says to not cooperate with the panel investigating the Capitol riot

(Newser) - The four former White House aides subpoenaed by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol have received instructions from their old boss not to cooperate. A letter from a lawyer for former President Donald Trump tells them to not turn over documents or consent to interviews...

Judge Argues Claim That Rioters Are Treated Unfairly

Seeking racial justice and trying to overthrow the government aren't equivalent, judge tells court

(Newser) - A Texas man who joined the mob that stormed the US Capitol on Jan 6 was sentenced Monday to 45 days behind bars even though prosecutors weren't seeking jail time, after the judge blasted comparisons between the riot that day and the Black Lives Matter protests over racial injustice....

Judge Doesn't Believe Accused Attacker Was Trying to Help

Man charged with taking DC cop's badge, radio denied bond in hearing Friday

(Newser) - The man who took DC cop Michael Fanone’s badge and radio said he was just trying to help, and a federal judge isn’t buying it. Thomas Sibick has been in jail since he was arrested in mid-March on several charges including assaulting police, WUSA reports. In a hearing...

House Panel Subpoenas Organizers of Jan. 6 Trump Rally

11 officials subpoenaed

(Newser) - A House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed 11 officials who helped plan rallies in support of former President Donald Trump ahead of the attack, including the massive event on the day of the siege at which the president told his supporters to “fight like...

Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Meadows, Bannon

House committee wants documents, depositions from four former Trump aides

(Newser) - Four of former President Donald Trump's closest aides and allies were subpoenaed Thursday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. The four men were in contact with Trump while a mob stormed the building in an attempt to overturn Trump's election loss,...

Capitol Protest Stays Small
DC Protesters Are Outnumbered
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Sep 18, 2021 2:30 PM CDT

DC Protesters Are Outnumbered

Rally against Jan. 6 arrests draws more police than demonstrators

(Newser) - Demonstrators who met in Washington on Saturday to decry the jailing of compatriots in the attack on the Capitol received a far different reception than the rioters did in January. The building was empty this time. The crowd could see the Capitol but was unable to get near it this...

Security Forces Prepare for Rally That Could Be Small

DC's delegate says police are overcompensating for January failures

(Newser) - Police in Washington say they're much better prepared for the rally scheduled for Saturday than they were for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but DC's congressional representative doesn't find that comforting. The tall security fence is back up around the complex, and security officials have...

Capitol Fencing to Return Before Pro-Rioter Rally

Police increase preparations to prevent another riot

(Newser) - Security officials have stepped up their preparation for the rally planned for Saturday in support of the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6. The temporary fencing around the building that was taken down over the summer will be back up by then, Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said...

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