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Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge
The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.The New York Times - 2h -
Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors, FBI executives ousted
The Justice Department initiated the personnel changes at the D.C. U.S. attorney's office and the FBI.CBS News - 5h -
Trump administration forces out multiple senior FBI officials and January 6 prosecutors
Trump administration officials have forced out all six of the FBI’s most senior executives and multiple heads of FBI field offices across the country, current and former FBI officials told NBC News.NBC News - 8h -
Democrats grill Kash Patel about Jan. 6, loyalty to Trump in confirmation hearing for FBI director
Kash Patel is facing questions from the Senate on Thursday as he works toward confirmation to be the next director of the FBI. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more on Patel's ...CBS News - 1d -
Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m for suspending accounts over Capitol riots
Settlement originates from lawsuit by president against the platform, one of several filed after 6 January violence. Meta has agreed to pay $25m to settle a lawsuit with Donald Trump. The suit ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump's new D.C. prosecutor launches review of key charge leveled against Jan. 6 defendants
The acting U.S. attorney said he wants to "get to the bottom" of why an obstruction charge was used against some of the Capitol riot defendants Trump pardoned.NBC News - 4d -
DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases
Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them. The move impacted at least a dozen prosecutors who ...The Hill - 4d -
Jan. 6 prosecutor: Rioters freed by Trump 'have never been more dangerous'
Former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou says those pardoned by President Trump for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack have "never been more dangerous." In an essay published Friday by ...The Hill - 6d -
Jan. 6 prosecutors describe 'shocking,' 'guttural' week after Trump's pardons
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in the now-disbanded Capitol Siege Section of the D.C. U.S. attorney's office spent much of the last four years prosecuting cases against Jan. 6 rioters.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
Prosecutor in Jan. 6 cases responds to Trump's pardons of rioters
NBC News' Ryan Reilly spoke to attorney Jason Manning about the pardons President Trump had issued for criminal defendants for those involved in the Capitol riot after he worked as a prosecutor on ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Judge Chutkan: Trump pardons won't change 'tragic truth' of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who oversaw President Trump's federal election subversion case, wrote in court filings that his sweeping pardons for those charged in connection with the Jan. 6, ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Prosecutors will have 'to sit on their hands' after Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants
President Donald Trump issued more than 1,500 pardons to people charged in connection to the Jan. 6 attack. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O'Donnell, Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly ...NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump's pardons for rioters 'disturbing,' former top Jan. 6 prosecutor says
A former top prosecutor from the D.C. U.S. attorney's office called Trump's pardons for those charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol "disturbing."ABC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump’s blanket Jan. 6 pardons stun Republicans on Capitol Hill
President Trump’s sweeping pardons of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted police officers, stunned Republican ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Capitol Police chief says Trump's Jan. 6 pardons send concerning message
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger says President Trump's sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants has upset a lot of officers and "has an impact on our communities nationwide." He explains why in ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Former Capitol Police officer calls Trump's Jan. 6 pardons a "slap in the face"
One of the dozens of actions President Trump took during his first hours in office was to grant clemency to all of the more than 1,500 people charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Former ...CBS News - Jan. 21 -
'Appalling': Current and former prosecutors lament Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, then-Attorney General Merrick Garland tried to convey the enormous scope of the law enforcement effort to bring the rioters to justice, calling it “one ...NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned and commuted the sentences of his supporters in connection with the Jan.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Enrique Tarrio, Pardoned by Trump, Helped Initiate Capitol Riot
Until President Trump’s pardon, Enrique Tarrio was serving a 22-year prison term, the longest sentence handed down to any of the nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with Jan. 6.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Ed Martin, advocate for Jan. 6 defendants, named D.C.'s interim U.S. attorney, overseeing Capitol riot cases
Ed Martin, a conservative activist who has been on the board of a group supporting Jan. 6 defendants, has been named to head the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Trump promises spate of executive orders, including on Jan. 6 defendants
At a rally in Washington, D.C., President-elect Donald Trump said, "Everybody in this very large arena will be very happy with my decision on the J6 hostages."CBS News - Jan. 19 -
Capitol riot memories linger on the ground where Trump will take the oath of office
No matter what path Donald Trump takes to the Capitol rotunda before saying his oath of office, he’s guaranteed to pass sites of chaos, violence and destruction wrought by supporters who stormed ...NBC News - Jan. 18 -
DC’s top prosecutor on Trump's potential Jan. 6 pardons: ‘I don't see a basis’
The outgoing top prosecutor for the nation’s capital said that he doesn’t see a basis for President-elect Trump to pardon those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an exit interview with ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
DOJ fights 3-day delay in releasing special counsel Trump Jan. 6 report
The Justice Department is pushing to overturn a three-day delay on releasing special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report after an appeals court denied a bid from President-elect Trump to block it ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says
Special Counsel Jack Smith has turned over to Attorney General Merrick Garland the completed final report on his two investigations that resulted in felony criminal charges against President-elect ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Four Years After Capitol Riot, Congress Certifies Trump’s Victory Peacefully
Vice President Kamala D. Harris presided over the certification of her own loss without disputing it, and Democrats made no move to challenge the results.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Trump's election win certified by Congress on anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot
President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 election against Vice President Kamala Harris, who presided over Congress as it certified the results.CNBC - Jan. 6 -
Lead Trump documents prosecutor leaves DOJ
A lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) prosecution into President-elect Trump's mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago has retired from the department. Jay Bratt left the DOJ on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Schumer marks Jan. 6, condemns potential Trump pardons of Capitol rioters
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol and condemned the prospective pardons of the rioters who ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
DOJ weighs 200 outstanding Capitol riot cases referred by FBI
Federal prosecutors are mulling bringing charges against as many as 200 more people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including some 60 individuals suspected of assaulting or ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Trump promises pardons for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters
President-elect Donald Trump has promised pardons for those who stormed the Capitol four years ago to try to disrupt the certification of President Biden's election win. CBS News political ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Ongoing fallout from the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Scott MacFarlane, who has covered the Capitol insurrection for years, provides the latest on its ongoing fallout and political implications.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
4 years after Capitol attack, Trump pardons cloud future of Jan. 6 cases
With Trump's pledge to issue pardons and shut down the investigation, many of those who breached the Capitol four years ago could see their convictions erased.CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Congress to certify Trump's election win, 4 years after Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Vice President Kamala Harris will preside over the joint session of Congress Monday to tally all electoral votes and certify President-elect Donald Trump's election win. The certification comes ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
Former Capitol Police sergeant rips Trump over Jan. 6 pardons pledge
Former Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell in a new op-ed criticizes President-elect Trump over his pledge to pardon supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, calling it ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Former Capitol Police officers call Trump’s vows to pardon Jan. 6 rioters ‘a betrayal’
Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump’s commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.” “It’s a betrayal, a stab in the heart,” former ...The Hill - Jan. 4