January 6

Federal judge Dabney Friedrich castigated Capitol riot defendant Brandon Straka for making, in her view, "questionable" comments about his case in public since his sentencing.

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A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments

2:03pm August 04, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Brandon Straka pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for egging on rioters during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The judge in the case said he has since made "questionable" comments about his plea.

Stephen Ayres, who pleaded guilty in June 2022 to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, left, and Jason Van Tatenhove, a former ally of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, right, arrive to testify as the House select committee invest

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Here's every word from the seventh Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

6:32pm July 12, 2022

Read the full transcript from the July 12 House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing.

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will focus on the role of QAnon and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in its upcoming hearing. Prosecutors have identified the man at the center of this p

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The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists

7:36pm July 11, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Aides to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the next hearing would focus on extremist groups and their possible links to Trump and his allies.

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.

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Here's every word from the sixth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

6:23pm June 28, 2022

Read the full transcript from the June 28 House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearing.

A committee exhibit shows former Vice President Mike Pence on the phone from his secure location during the riot, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (

Here's every word of the third Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

8:25pm June 16, 2022

Read the full transcript from the June 16 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

After violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Vice President Mike Pence leads senators to the House chamber to continue the joint session of the House and Senate and count the Electoral College votes cast in

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The Jan. 6 committee is meeting Thursday. Here's what to expect

1:22pm June 16, 2022

by Maya Rosenberg

The panel's third meeting this month will focus on how former President Trump pressured former Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes. The hearing starts at 1 p.m. ET.

Former Fox News digital politics editor Chris Stirewalt is sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol continues hearings in Washington on Monday.

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Here's every word of the second Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

8:13pm June 13, 2022

The committee showed clips of former Trump campaign officials saying they told the then-president that things were going badly on election night but he chose to claim victory and charge fraud.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first big public hearing about its investigation on Thursday.

Here's every word of the first Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

6:57pm June 10, 2022

Read the full transcript from the June 9 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6th Capitol attack.

This sketch depicts Guy Wesley Reffitt (left) and his lawyer, William Welch, in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28. A jury found Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

6:36pm March 08, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

The U.S. government says in its affidavit that this photo shows Guy Reffitt rinsing his eyes outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wearing a blue jacket over a tactical vest and a helmet with a camera.

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1st trial of a U.S. Capitol riot defendant opens Monday in D.C.

12:11pm February 28, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The trial, at a courthouse just down the street from the site of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, is a milestone in the Capitol riot investigation.