The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to kill a lawsuit brought by people who were at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, arguing the case missed its filing window by years. It's the newest twist in a legal saga that has already produced mass pardons and a run of vacated convictions for Capitol rioters — including a Tuesday ruling that cleared the last standing Jan. 6 prosecution — and now turns former defendants into plaintiffs chasing money from the government they once stormed.
