McDaniel comes out against Trump plan to free Jan. 6 prisoners

[ Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel said Sunday that she doesn’t support former President Trump’s promise to free people imprisoned for crimes related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Trump has repeatedly promised to pardon who he calls “patriots,” claiming they were jailed for political reasons after a violent mob broke into … Read more

Jan. 6 rioter accused of being first to enter Capitol convicted for obstruction

[ Michael Sparks, the man accused of being the first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been convicted on charges that he interfered with police and obstructed Congress from certifying the election results. A federal jury in Washington, D.C. convicted Sparks, 46, a Kentucky resident, on all six charges he … Read more

Wisconsin ‘fake elector’ Andrew Hitt says he was tricked into signing document claiming Trump won in 2020

[ The former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Sunday he was “tricked” into signing documents alleging former President Trump won the 2020 election as part of the state’s “fake elector” scheme. Andrew Hitt told Anderson Cooper in a “60 Minutes” interview that he was advised by the state GOP’s legal counsel to sign … Read more

Pennsylvania man seen as Jan. 6 instigator convicted on multiple counts

[ Ryan Samsel, one of the individuals who prosecutors accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted Friday on multiple felony counts, along with four co-defendants. Samsel was one of the first people to confront the police on Jan. 6 outside the Capitol, with prosecutors … Read more

Prosecutors urge judge not to delay Jan. 6 defendant’s sentencing, alleging remaining incarcerated is his goal

[ Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to deny a request to delay sentencing for a rioter who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, alleging that he wants to remain incarcerated. Brandon Fellows was convicted on Aug. 31, 2023, of felony obstruction of an official proceeding and felony entering and remaining in a restricted building. … Read more

“Worst Enemy …Is Denial” – Deadline

[ “Look at where we are right now,” states former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock of the divisions in America and the disinformation war that has reached an even higher pitch three years after the violent assault on the Capital. “About three weeks ago, polling said a fourth of Americans think that the FBI actually incited … Read more

Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity 

[ Former President Trump’s legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive’s broad immunity to criminal prosecution. The hypothetical was presented to Trump attorney John Sauer who answered with a “qualified yes” that a former … Read more

Esper dubs Trump a ‘threat to democracy’ on Capitol riot anniversary

[ Mark Esper, the former U.S. Secretary of Defense, said former President Trump is a “threat to democracy” on the third anniversary of the Capitol riot. “And yes, I do regard him as a threat to democracy, democracy as we know it, our institutions, our political culture, all those things that make America great and … Read more

Meghan McCain praises late father, slams Trump on Jan. 6 anniversary

[ Meghan McCain praised her late father, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), and slammed former President Trump on the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. “My dad was an American hero. An icon. A patriot that will be remembered throughout history,” McCain posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I … Read more

Most still condemn Jan. 6 but Republican disapproval continues to wane: poll

[ Three years after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, most Americans still condemn the violent and deadly riot, but Republican disapproval continues to wane, a new survey found. The insurrection brought an overwhelming bipartisan disapproval from Americans, and while a majority still do dissaprove of the events … Read more