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US Capitol probe panel to release final report on Dec 21

Washington (AFP) - The House panel investigating the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump will hold its final meeting on December 19 and release its report two days later, the committee chairman said Tuesday.

AFP

Police who defended US Capitol during January 6 attack honoured

US lawmakers praise officers who protected the Capitol against Trump supporters seeking to overturn the 2020 election.

Al Jazeera

US Capitol probe panel will make criminal referrals: chairman

Washington (AFP) - The House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump plans to make criminal referrals to the Justice Department, the committee chairman said Tuesday.

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January 6 Committee will make criminal referrals

Comes as time runs out for select committee before new Congress is sworn in

The Independent UK

Chicago man charged with attacking cops, using metal railing to ram doors of US Capitol in Jan. 6 riot

CHICAGO — A Chicago man who earned the online moniker #Railmixer after being seen allegedly using a metal railing to ram the doors of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been charged with attacking police officers and other violence, court records show.

Chicago Tribune

US Capitol attack: Leader of Oath Keepers militia found guilty of sedition

It's the biggest legal consequence so far in the wake of the January 6 insurrection. Stewart Rhodes, who heads the Oath Keepers militia, has been found guilty of seeking to keep Donald Trump in power by carrying out a mob attack on the US Capitol. A conviction on sedition is…

France 24

Two militia leaders guilty of sedition in US Capitol assault

Washington (AFP) - Two leaders of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, including founder Stewart Rhodes, were found guilty of sedition on Tuesday in the most high-profile case yet stemming from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of then-president Donald Trump.

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US militia leader guilty of sedition in Capitol assault

Washington (AFP) - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was found guilty of sedition on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.

AFP

Kellyanne Conway faces questioning from January 6 committee

Comes as the select committee’s work comes to a close.

The Independent UK

Jury deliberating in US Oath Keepers sedition trial

Washington (AFP) - A jury began deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, charged with sedition for his role in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

AFP

Pennsylvania woman found guilty in US Capitol riot case

Jury convicts defendant Riley June Williams on six counts but is split on whether she stole Nancy Pelosi’s laptop.

Al Jazeera

Oath Keeper’s lawyer tells jury ‘hoodlums’ caused Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol

WASHINGTON — Members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia on trial for seditious conspiracy “didn’t touch or push open a single door, or break any windows” as the U.S. Capitol was overrun by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, a defense lawyer told jurors on Monday.

Tribune News Service

Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date

After news of attack was reported on TV at his date’s house, man took Uber to Capitol and climbed through broken window to enter

The Guardian - US

Trump Twitter Account Reappears after Musk Poll

Donald Trump's Twitter account was reinstated Saturday after the platform's new owner Elon Musk ran a poll in which a narrow majority of voters supported the move, days after the former US president announced another White House bid. Trump was banned from the platform early last year for his role…

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Elon Musk asks Twitter users to vote on reinstatement of Donald Trump

Mr Trump was permanently suspended from the social media site in January 2021 after his supporters stormed the US Capitol

Asharq Al-Awsat

Facebook Still Banning Trump — for Now — despite Campaign

Donald Trump may be running for president, but he still can’t use Facebook. The social media platform has no plans to reinstate Trump’s account following the former president’s announcement that he will seek a second term in the White House, the company confirmed Wednesday. Trump was kicked off Facebook following…

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Trump sues to block subpoena by House January 6 committee

Washington (AFP) - Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a subpoena from the House committee investigating the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, saying he has "absolute immunity" and will not testify next week.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers founder calls members ‘stupid’ for US Capitol breach

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes told jurors at his seditious conspiracy trial that it was “stupid” for members of his right-wing group to join Donald Trump supporters who broke into the U.S. Capitol last year to protest the presidential election.

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Oath Keepers leader says no plan to attack US Capitol

Washington (AFP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes denied Monday in his sedition trial that his organization planned the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol, calling those who entered the building "stupid."

AFP

Trump, eyeing 2024, doubles down on vote conspiracy theories

Washington (AFP) - Kicked off Twitter and Facebook after his supporters stormed the US Capitol, Donald Trump eventually set up his own platform Truth Social, declaring in April 2022 after a stumbling launch: "I'm Back!#COVFEFE."

The Guardian - US

What drove the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband?

According to the US Capitol police, there were 9,621 threats against members of Congress in 2021. It’s surprising that there aren’t more

The Independent UK

Justice Kagan blocks Jan 6 subpoena for Arizona GOP official’s phone records

Republican Party official is among ‘fake electors’ targeted by House committee’s investigation

ABC News

Will Donald Trump be forced to testify before the US House January 6 committee investigating the US Capitol attack

Former US president Donald Trump has been subpoenaed to testify to the committee investigating the US Capitol attack. What comes next?

France 24

Trump subpoenaed in Capitol assault probe, ally Bannon gets jail sentence for refusing to testify

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol subpoenaed former president Donald Trump Friday to testify on his involvement in the violence, in a major escalation of its sprawling inquiry. Trump's long-term ally Steve Bannon, meanwhile, was fined and sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress…

AFP

Trump ordered to testify in Capitol assault probe

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol subpoenaed former president Donald Trump Friday to testify on his involvement in the violence, in a major escalation of their sprawling inquiry.

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