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First Thing: Biden and Republicans ‘nearing deal’ on debt ceiling

House adjourned for holiday weekend but lawmakers could be recalled to vote on deal if agreement is reached. Plus, why men lose their friends – and how they can make more

The Guardian - UK

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for January 6 Capitol riot

The founder of a far-right group involved in the insurrection riot at the US capitol has been jailed for eighteen years.

Evening Standard

Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years

The judge describes Rhodes as a threat who "wants democracy in this country to devolve into violence"

Salon

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Defiant far-right leader jailed over role in US Capitol attack

The founder of the Oath Keepers group has been sentenced to 18 years in jail over his role in the US Capitol riots.

The New Daily

Stewart Rhodes, the Texas-based leader of the Oath Keepers militia, given 18 years in prison for sedition

Rhodes was among the many Texans who played key roles in fomenting, planning or fueling the Jan. 6, 2021, violence at the U.S. Capitol.

The Texas Tribune

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years

Sentence is the longest yet for a participant in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, led by Donald Trump supporters.

Al Jazeera

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

In remarks before the judge handed down his sentence, Stewart Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Oath Keepers chief gets 18 years for Jan. 6 plot to attack US Capitol

The leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers group was ordered to serve 18 years in prison for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol and conspiring to use force to keep Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

Far-right Oath Keepers founder sentenced to 18 years over January 6 attack

Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in Capitol insurrection

The Guardian - US

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison for January 6 sedition

Judge’s damning rebuke of far-right ‘militia’ founder calls him ‘a threat and a peril’ to democracy

The Independent UK

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy

The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.

WEKU

Former North Carolina cop joined Oath Keepers days before Capitol riot. Now she faces prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former North Carolina police officer, who joined the Oath Keepers militia group only days before the Capitol riot, was convicted Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges tied to the violence.

Tribune News Service

Trump Can Be Sued for Jan. 6 Riot Harm, Justice Dept. Says

Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability for his speech before the riot. The Justice Department told a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump not immune from lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack, US says

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers and Capitol Police officers should be able to pursue civil lawsuits against former President Donald Trump over actions he took leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Justice Department told a federal appeals court Thursday.

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Roll Call

Trump not immune from lawmaker lawsuits over Jan. 6 attack, US says - Roll Call

Former President Donald Trump should face lawsuits over his actions ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the DOJ said Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Former Trump adviser Navarro must face contempt of Congress trial, judge rules

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro must face a criminal contempt trial for refusing to answer a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge in Washington ruled.

Salon

Jan. 6 judge faults Trump's instructions

Yet another judge placed the blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the former president

The Independent UK

Judge sentences three abortion rights protesters who interrupted Supreme Court hearing

Protesters were held for more than 30 hours in ‘deplorable and shocking conditions’ after arrest, attorney says

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Tribune News Service

North Carolina man gets home detention, not 5 years, for Jan. 6 crimes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Federal prosecutors argued that a North Carolina man should be sent to prison for almost five years as punishment for his crimes during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Ripples for years to come: What the Jan. 6 cases mean for the judicial system

WASHINGTON — The nearly 900 Capitol insurrection-related arrests moving their way through the court system make up an average of 40% of all appearances on the District of Columbia District Court calendar each week.

WEKU

Key moments from the Oath Keepers trial

Every trial has its own peculiar rhythms. The first seditious conspiracy case to stem from the Capitol riot is no exception.

Tribune News Service

Judge rejects changes to trial requested by Pa. felon accused of pepper-spraying cops during Capitol riot

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge has rejected a request by a Uniontown welder accused of pepper-spraying police officers during the Capitol insurrection to have his case held elsewhere and separately from two co-defendants.

The Independent UK

Capitol riot jury picked for 1st seditious conspiracy trial

A jury in Washington has been selected in the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates

Tribune News Service

From Ivy League to sedition: Oath Keeper chief Stewart Rhodes goes on trial

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes never went into the U.S. Capitol building with other protesters on Jan. 6, but he is among a group of people facing the most serious charges to emerge from that day in 2021: seditious conspiracy.

France 24

Capitol riot sedition trial under way for Oath Keepers leader

Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy, one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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