Leader of January 6 riots returns to Capitol Hill
One of the orchestrators of the January 6 riots has returned to Capitol Hill after being freed by Donald Trump’s sweeping grants of clemency...
What to Know About Trump’s Broad Grant of Clemency to Jan. 6 Rioters
He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.
Trump defends his pardons for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol
President Donald Trump is defending one of his most divisive actions since returning to the White House — pardoning nearly everyone convicted in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Trump in a news conference Tuesday was dismissive of the effort to prosecute nearly 1,
Republican Senators Are Mostly Quiet on Trump's Sweeping Pardons of Jan. 6 Rioters
Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the
‘I Broke The Law': Capitol Rioters Reject Trump’s Pardons, Demand Accountability
"Trump can shove his pardon up his a**," said one former Trump "obsessor" who was sentenced to 90 days in jail for his role in the attack.
Trump defends January 6 pardons in his first Oval Office interview of second term
President Donald Trump defended the pardons he issued to January 6 participants in his first interview since returning to the presidency. "They were very minor incidents, and it was time," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview held at the Oval Office.
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, ...
Trump Crushes Justice Department’s Biggest Investigation In an Instant
President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised ...
Merrick Garland says farewell to the Justice Department with praise, encouragement and an urgent warning for staffers
After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General ...
Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s ...
US Justice Department freezes its civil rights litigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the ...
Justice Department emphasizes immigration, threatening to prosecute state, local officials who resist Trump agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede ...
Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement
The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way ...
US DOJ dismisses case against R.I. felon accused of beating Capitol Police in Jan. 6 attack
Federal prosecutors move to dismiss felony charges against a Rhode Islander accused of beating Capitol Police officers with a ...
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 pardons send message that "politics is more important than policing"
Washington — U.S. Capitol Police chief Thomas Manger said he's concerned by the sweeping pardons President Trump issued ...
Trump administration threatens prosecution of local officials over immigration
The Trump administration plans to prosecute state and local officials who resist federal immigration laws, according to a ...
Texas congressman introduces bill to end birthright citizenship as federal judge blocks Trump's executive order
Representative Babin of Texas' 36th Congressional District introduced a bill called the Birthright Citizenship Act aiming to codify the president's executive order.