President Donald Trump did not rule out the government paying people who were charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and he also contended without evidence that recent California elections were “rigged,” in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more
Even without the “anti-weaponization” fund, the Trump administration has the ability to give payouts to Jan. 6 rioters through an already existing mechanism: the Judgment Fund. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress this week that the Justice Department was … Read more
A man who pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 riot as a 19-year-old — and later described the events of that day as a “disgrace” — works in a sensitive job in the Defense Department, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. Elias Irizarry serves as a special assistant to Assistant Secretary of … Read more
A young man who pleaded guilty in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and apologized for his “foolish” actions during what he said was “without a doubt one of the most embarrassing days in modern American history” now works at the Pentagon. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” created as part of an unprecedented settlement with the president, his family and the Trump Org. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the Eastern District of … Read more
Washington — The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda.” The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to revise … Read more
The Department of Justice is acknowledging it’s removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions … Read more
The Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges against hundreds of individuals who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from its website, the department confirmed Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Nothing ‘quiet’ about it,” the DOJ Rapid Response X account … Read more
A fired Jan. 6 prosecutor and a law professor acquitted in a federal criminal case brought by the Trump administration are among the plaintiffs who sued Friday to block a $1.8 billion dollar fund established to give payouts to allies of President Donald Trump. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free … Read more
Two officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots are suing to block the “anti-weaponization” fund established by the Justice Department following a settlement with President Trump. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link