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politicslaw-enforcement2 years ago•6 min saved

"Analyzing the Impact and Legal Aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot as Trials Continue"

The investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot has become the largest in the Justice Department's history, with hundreds of convictions and more arrests anticipated. As the statute of limitations approaches, the focus intensifies on the upcoming trial of former President Donald Trump for election interference. Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, has also promised pardons for rioters if re-elected. Meanwhile, online sleuths continue to assist the FBI in identifying participants, and high-profile convictions, such as those of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio, have been secured. The Supreme Court is reviewing a key charge used against many defendants, and the individual who planted pipe bombs remains unidentified.

via NBC News|

##capitolriot #donaldtrump

crime2 years ago•7 min saved

Oath Keeper members sentenced for Jan. 6 plot and betrayal.

Two Oath Keepers, Jessica Watkins and Kenneth Harrelson, were sentenced to 8.5 years and four years in prison, respectively, for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Watkins recruited three others and was recorded on a walkie-talkie-style app saying she was walking with a group of about 30 to 40 people to the Capitol and “sticking together and sticking to the plan,” before she eventually met up with a group led by Kelly Meggs. Harrelson received firearms training with Meggs in Florida and served as “Meggs’ right-hand man” in setting up video meetings and relaying instructions to other Florida Oath Keepers about stashing weapons for a “Quick Reaction Force” if violence erupted.

via The Washington Post|

#capitolriot #crime #jan6attack

crime2 years ago•6 min saved

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to be sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes faces up to 25 years in prison at sentencing Thursday in the first punishments to be handed down for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. U.S. prosecutors asked for what would be the longest sentence by far in the rioting to deter future acts of domestic terrorism, arguing that Rhodes played a significant role in spreading doubt about the 2020 presidential election and led more than 20 other Americans to seek to use violence against the government to thwart the transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

via The Washington Post|

#crime #jan6insurrection #oathkeepers

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

Proud Boys testify in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial.

Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy from upstate New York, testified in court that he smashed a Senate window with a stolen police riot shield during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol due to adrenaline, fear, and confusion, not as part of a carefully executed plot. Pezzola is facing charges of seditious conspiracy along with four other Proud Boys leaders. Prosecutors are expected to cross-examine Pezzola on Thursday.

via POLITICO|