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Police name the man they say crashed his car and killed himself near the U.S. Capitol

A 29-year-old man drove his car into a barricade and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, officials said. Authorities believe he did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.

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Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes

Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly insurrection while they face the legal consequences for their crimes

The Independent UK

Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 sentenced to 7 years

Thomas Robertson was an officer for the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia back on January 6 2021 when he stormed the Capitol to try to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

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Who is Rep. Scott Perry, the Trump ally from Pa. whose phone was seized by the FBI?

PHILADELPHIA — You may have been hearing a lot about U.S. Rep Scott Perry in the days since the FBI seized the Pennsylvania Republican’s phone in connection with the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He also was a central figure in the prime-time…

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Ex-police officer gets 7-plus years in prison in Jan. 6 case

An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases

The Independent UK

'Self-professed' white supremacist gets jail for Jan. 6 riot

A Maryland man described by the FBI as a white supremacist has been sentenced to four months of incarceration for storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing a court-mandated device that tracked his movements

The Independent UK

Pompeo talks to 1/6 panel, Mastriano cuts own meeting short

The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has interviewed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and met briefly with Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano as it probes Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election

The Independent UK

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Feds ask probation for ex-police officer who stormed Capitol

Federal prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six months' probation for a former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer

The Independent UK

Donald Trump says FBI agents raided Mar-a-Lago

Classified material from Trump’s presidency was found at his Florida residence in February, in a possible breach of law.

Al Jazeera

Roger Stone claims lawyer deliberately leaked Alex Jones texts: ‘Sue this guy’

Alex Jones and Roger Stone were both figures in the “Stop the Steal” rallies that took place before and during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

The Independent UK

Photos of the week ending August 5, 2022 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Highlights include Jon Stewart's push for the PACT Act and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's decision on the reconciliation bill.

Roll Call

Anita Chabria: These families are flaming the ACLU as California debates mental health care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bob Britton doesn't look like the kind of guy to be cursing out the American Civil Liberties Union, but there he was outside the state Capitol this week, offering up some choice four-letter words for the civil rights organization.

Los Angeles Times

Missouri man’s Jan 6 social media posts lead to his arrest for bringing a gun to the Capitol

Jarod Barger is in custody after his lost pistol and social media posts led FBI agents to his door

The Independent UK

Views on Capitol riot not only objectionable perspective of conservatives

Attorney John J. Hamill argues in a recent op-ed that besides defending the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, everything else can be accepted as legitimate disagreement. Is white supremacy in the “wrong” category or is it an “honest difference of opinion?”

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The Independent UK

Trump Pentagon officials ‘wiped’ Jan 6 messages off phones

According to court documents, government-issued phones used by former Pentagon officials were wiped after they turned them in upon their resignations on 20 January 2021

The Independent UK

Judge won't delay Oath Keepers' trial over Jan. 6 hearings

Members of the far-right Oath Keepers’ extremist group charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol will face jurors this fall after a judge denied defense attorneys’ bid to delay the high-profile trial until next year

Roll Call

Capitol Lens | Veterans benefits action - Roll Call

Comedian Jon Stewart hugs veteran Tim Hauser at a rally outside the Capitol Tuesday calling for Senate passage of veterans benefits legislation.

The Guardian - US

House panels: DHS officials interfered in effort to get lost Secret Service texts

After the inspector general’s office requested the Secret Service’s January 6 communications, the effort was shut down

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Evening Standard

Militia member Guy Reffitt gets longest jail term so far for Capitol riot after being turned in by son

A man convicted of storming the US Capitol with a gun has been given the longest jail term so far connected to the riot after being turned in by his son.

Daily Record

Ex-pastor who moved to Scotland after Capitol riots blasts 'radicalised religion' in America

Jared Stacy, who no longer identifies as an evangelist, said rioters used Christianity as justification for violent behaviour – and he became concerned when church colleagues failed to condemn it.

AFP

Texas man gets seven years for Capitol riot, longest sentence yet

Washington (AFP) - A Texas militia member was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Monday, the longest jail term yet for a participant in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.

AFP

Texas man who took part in US Capitol riot jailed for seven years

Washington (AFP) - A Texas man who was the first person to go on trial for his role in the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Monday.

The Independent UK

Guy Reffitt: Militia member given longest sentence yet for role in Capitol riot

Reffitt told his children not to report him because ‘traitors get shot’

The Independent UK

Man who stormed Capitol with gun gets 87 months in prison

A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun helmet and body armor was sentenced on Monday to 87 months — more than seven years — in prison

The Independent UK

Veterans robbed of life-saving burn pits bill have a message for Republicans: ‘We’re not going away’

After GOP lawmakers derailed a burn pits bill that would provide healthcare to sick and dying veterans, advocates began a sit-in on the steps of the US Capitol to call for its passage on Monday. But, even if the bill passes next week, members of the veteran community tell Rachel…

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