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Trump lawyers, special counsel fight over election interference case in court

2:09pm September 05, 2024

In a hearing marked by moments of tension and humor, Trump and Justice Department lawyers clashed over how the federal election interference case against the former president should proceed.

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Attorney John Eastman faced disciplinary charges from the California State Bar for his role in Donald Trump's legal effort to remain in power after losing the 2020 presidential election.

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California judge recommends disbarment of pro-Trump attorney John Eastman

9:17pm March 27, 2024

by Tom Dreisbach

A California judge found that attorney John Eastman committed "exceptionally serious ethical violations" in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and recommended disbarment.

Donald Trump launched his latest presidential campaign with a rally in Waco, Texas. At the beginning of the rally, Trump played a song featuring the J6 Prison Choir, made up of defendants in jail on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises

5:41pm January 04, 2024

Three years after supporters of Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the future of the criminal cases against the rioters may hinge on the presidential election.

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Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021

Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot

9:37am December 20, 2023

by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago.

Alan Hostetter, seen here in May 2020, became a leading activist against coronavirus-related lockdown policies in Orange County, Calif. Hostetter, a former police chief and yoga instructor, was convicted of conspiring to obstruct congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election results at the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Former police chief turned yoga teacher sentenced to 11 years over Jan. 6 riot

5:25pm December 07, 2023

A retired police chief, who led pro-Trump protests and called for "traitors" in government to be "executed as an example," was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot.

Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

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The election interference case against Trump is taking shape

1:14pm November 17, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Prosecutors are tying former President Donald Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021. His lawyers asked a court to strip references to that language from his federal indictment.

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police video Joshua Abate, circled in green, Micah Coomer, circled in red, and Dodge Dale Hellonen, circled in blue, appear inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members

1:02pm September 11, 2023

by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together was sentenced on Monday to probation and 279 hours of community service — one hour for every Marine who was killed or wounded fighting in the Civil War.

a photo of the capitol with insurrectionists outside on Jan. 6

Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases

4:32pm August 18, 2023

by Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a petty offense in the Capitol riot — a ruling that could impact dozens of low-level cases in the massive Jan. 6, 2021 prosecution.

Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer to Donald Trump, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on May 19.

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Rudy Giuliani concedes he made false statements against 2 Georgia election workers

12:03pm July 26, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Giuliani submitted this declaration as part of the ongoing civil lawsuit filed in 2021 by election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss. The two women sued Giuliani for defamation.

The Statement of Facts supporting the arrest warrant for Matthew Jason Beddingfield

Man who stormed Capitol while free on attempted murder charge gets over 3 years in prison for riot

2:49pm July 11, 2023

by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A North Carolina man who stormed the U.S.