DOJ seeks list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases

FBI supervisors receive questionnaires for agents in Jan. 6 investigations, sources say

CBS News' Scott MacFarlane says as many as 5,000 FBI agents are being subject to scrutiny on their involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigation.

CBS News - 2h

White House questioning FBI agents on Jan. 6 probe involvement, sources say

FBI agents across the nation may receive a questionnaire about their potential work on Jan 6. Capitol riot cases, sources tell CBS News. Scott MacFarlane reports.

CBS News - 5h

FBI agents asked to answer survey on Jan. 6 case involvement

The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) sent a message to its members on Sunday about the survey asking agents about their work related to investigating Jan. 6 cases.

ABC News - 21h

FBI survey probes agents' work on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, sources say

The questionnaires are to be completed and submitted by supervisors by Tuesday afternoon.

CBS News - 22h

DOJ's deletion of Jan. 6 records triggers legal challenge

The DOJ's decision to delete Jan. 6 case summaries and related webpages has also drawn the ire of one of the rioters.

CBS News - 2d

DOJ seeks list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases

Several sources told ABC News that the Trump administration is compiling a list of FBI agents who they believe should be fired or forced to resign in the coming days.

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Potential Hall of Famers ... and who needs a win to make their case?

Super Bowl LIX is full of stars. Here's the elite tier ... and who could get to Canton if they continue to ascend.

ESPN - 2d

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 - 2d

FBI purges top officials, agents who worked on Trump's criminal cases

The Trump administration forced out a number of FBI officials Friday, removing agents who worked on the criminal cases into President Trump as well as the heads of various field offices. A source ...

The Hill - 3d

Kash Patel distances himself from Trump's Jan. 6 pardons at FBI director confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a 10-year term as director of the FBI, distanced himself Thursday from Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, telling the Senate ...

NBC News - 3d

Kash Patel hearing: FBI director nominee pressed on Jan. 6, conspiracy comments

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday.

ABC News - 4d

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 - 4d

FBI pick Kash Patel confronted over alleged enemies list, Jan. 6 and loyalty to Trump

Three of President Donald Trump's most vulnerable Cabinet nominees will appear before Senate committees today. Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, Trump's pick ...

NBC News - 4d

DOJ seeks to dismiss classified documents case against Trump's former co-defendants

Walt Nauta, an aide to President Trump, and Carlos de Oliveira, former property manager at Mar-a-Lago, were charged alongside the president in 2023. They all pleaded not guilty.

CBS News - 5d

U.S. Attorney Opens Investigation Into Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Cases

The move was the latest example of how the prosecutor in charge in Washington, Ed Martin, has sought in recent days to wind down the office’s sprawling investigation of the Capitol attack.

The New York Times - Jan. 27

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 - Jan. 27

Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president

The Trump administration has fired Justice Department employees who were involved in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation that led to now-dismissed indictments against President Donald Trump ...

NBC News - Jan. 27

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

Trump lists 'number of reasons' for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters

President Trump listed a “number of reasons” for pardoning violent Jan. 6 rioters during an interview aired Wednesday night with Fox News’s Sean Hannity. “The only criticism or pushback I've seen ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Judges lambast Trump's pardons and dismissal of Jan. 6 cases

Federal prosecutors have asked federal judges in Washington to dismiss pending indictments against defendants charged as a result of conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Judges who oversaw Jan. 6 cases push back on Trump pardons

Federal judges who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushed back against President Trump’s sweeping pardons Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote in in court filings for Proud Boys Nicholas Ochs and ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Lawmakers concerned over Jan. 6 case retaliation

Lawmakers are voicing their concerns over potential retaliation as some involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attacks begin to leave prison after President Trump's pardons. CBS News' Scott ...

CBS News - Jan. 22

Man who got Jan. 6 pardon is arrested on federal gun charge

On Tuesday, Daniel Ball's case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was formally dismissed after he received a full pardon from President Trump. But by Wednesday, Ball was arrested once more on ...

The Hill - Jan. 22

Murkowski, Cassidy criticize Jan. 6 pardons for people who assaulted police

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of individuals who were convicted of assaulting police ...

The Hill - Jan. 21

Trump pardons thousands of Jan. 6 defendants

President Trump pardoned about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Monday night, hours after returning to the Oval Office. CBS News' Major Garrett, Fin Gómez, Lindsey ...

CBS News - Jan. 20

What to know about potential Jan. 6 pardons as Trump retakes office

More than 1,000 of the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters have pleaded guilty while hundreds more have been convicted at trial. President-elect Donald Trump has not clarified if he'll pardon all of his ...

CBS News - Jan. 20

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons: Here’s what to know about potential clemencies

President-elect Trump is expected to make good on his promises to pardon at least some Jan. 6 rioters on Monday once he assumes the presidency and kicks off his second term in the White House. ...

The Hill - 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

Pam Bondi: 'There will never be an enemies list' within DOJ

Key nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, including Pam Bondi for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state and John Ratcliffe for CIA director, faced questions from ...

NBC News - Jan. 16

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

Ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about Bidens gets 6 years in prison

Alexander Smirnov had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about a phony bribery scheme that prosecutors say was an effort to influence the 2020 election.

NBC News - Jan. 9

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

What are Trump's plans for the Jan. 6 cases pending?

President-elect Donald Trump may intervene in the cases against those who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi breaks down the latest.

CBS News - 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

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

Who Owns Jan. 6?

Trump is trying to rewrite history, but history may not comply.

The New York Times - Jan. 6

DOJ seeks list of potentially thousands of FBI employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases

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