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NC man admits to unleashing a chemical spray at police during US Capitol assault

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 30-year-old Fayetteville man admitted Friday to unleashing a chemical spray at police during the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Prosecutors recommend jail time for Virginia brothers involved in Capitol riot

NORFOLK, Va. — Federal prosecutors will seek jail time for two Virginia Beach brothers when they’re sentenced this week for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

Mother-daughter team from Connecticut sentenced for part in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Canterbury mother and daughter who went into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot in 2021 were sentenced Friday, with the mom ordered to go to jail for five weekends, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022

FAA says it failed to tell Capitol Police about plane flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is acknowledging that it failed to warn Capitol Police about a parachute jump at a nearby baseball stadium this week

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

‘I don’t recall’: Marjorie Taylor Greene evades questions on martial law, ‘traitors’ and alien invasion movies in hearing that could bar her from election

Georgia congresswoman could be disqualified from running for re-election for supporting the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

In court, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can’t recall much about her actions surrounding Jan. 6 riot

WASHINGTON — Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday became the first Republican lawmaker to testify under oath about her actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, but she avoided directly answering many questions that might shed light on her role in…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 22, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies at court challenge on her candidacy

ATLANTA — Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took the witness stand Friday to push back against a legal challenge filed by a group of her constituents who want her banned from seeking office over her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies about her actions before and during Jan. 6 riot

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday became the first Republican lawmaker to testify under oath about her actions leading up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 22, 2022

Marjorie Taylor Greene testimony: Georgia rep grilled about Jan 6 and Proud Boys plan at ballot hearing

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The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2022

Every Illinois resident who may benefit from Trump's Jan. 6 pardons

President Donald Trump granted a sweeping pardon on Jan. 20, 2025, to nearly everyone "convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021." He also ordered the attorney general to seek dismissal of all pending indictments.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2022