Former President Donald Trump confirmed again Wednesday that he told the U.S. Secret Service he wanted to join the rioters on Jan. 6, 2021.Trump made the remarks during a rally in Waukesha after he recalled House Jan. 6 Committee testimony that suggested he tried to force Secret Service agents to join the mob."I sat in the back," he recalled. "And you know what I did say? I said, I'd like to go down there, because I see a lot of people walking down.""They said, sir, it's better if you don't,"...
A Jan. 6 rioter who filmed the insurrection at the Capitol, including the fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt, was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. John Earle Sullivan, 29, was convicted in November on charges that include felony obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder. His sentenced also includes 36 months of supervised release and an order to pay $2,000 in restitution, according to the Justice Department. Sullivan had claimed he was a journalist when he joined — and...
Federal prosecutors say Utah man encouraged supporters of former president to storm the Capitol and use violence
Instead, the judge ordered Trump to begin describing the basis for his claim that he is immune from the lawsuits.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) lashed out at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he agreed to release tapes from the riot of Jan. 6, 2021.Defenders of those charged on Jan. 6 have long believed that the Capitol tapes would show the incident was a protest instead of a riot.However, Greene was unmoved by Johnson's gesture."You FULLY FUNDED the DOJ that is prosecuting J6 defendants and President Trump!!!" she exclaimed in a post on X (formerly Twitter). You could have defunded these political...
A federal appeals court ordered the release of documents showing how prosecutors fought to obtain testimony from Donald Trump's top aides and officials in the Jan. 6 investigation.The three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to allow those grand jury fights to be publicly released, although the ruling found the records were properly kept secret at first, and special counsel Jack Smith's office confirmed the existence of those legal battles shortly after Trump was...
A Pennsylvania man accused of assaulting police officers with a lead pipe, poles, a bottle and debris as they defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters on Jan. 6, 2021 has been arrested and faces federal charges. The FBI arrested 31-year-old Joshua Lee Atwood in Burgettstown, Pa. on Wednesday. He made his first appearance in federal court the same day, according to court records. The charging document outlines “multiple instances of Atwood attacking law enforcement officers” during a brutal...
John Sullivan, a convicted rioter in the January 6 Capitol attack, has been sentenced to six years in prison, reported Politico's Kyle Cheney on Friday.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth cited Sullivan as a "chaos agent" at sentencing, saying that he was acting not out of support for former President Donald Trump, as most of the rioters were, but simply for the sake of causing social disruption and violence.A Utah-based man who describes himself as a "political activist," Sullivan was convicted...
ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Knizner hit a three-run homer, Adolis García added a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.
Critics say the justice should not judge Trump’s election-subversion case, because his wife supported overturning the election, attended Trump’s Jan6 rally.
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- A Dothan pastor and activist has been denied an early release from federal prison in an order brought down this week. Kenneth Glasgow, pastor and founder of The Ordinary People’s Society (T.O.P.S.) and Prodigal Child Project (PCP) was sentenced to 30 months in prison for drug conspiracy, social security, and mail fraud []
One person died and three were injured when a twister struck Westmoreland, Kan., while violent and backward-spinning tornadoes hit southwestern Oklahoma.