U.S. Capitol
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2021
Liz Cheney appointed vice chair of committee investigating Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Cheney's position will boost Democrats' arguments the probe is bipartisan even as many Republicans oppose it.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2021
Republican House leader threatens telecom firms that comply with Jan. 6 committee’s request
The panel on Monday asked 35 companies to retain phone records and other information related to the U.S. Capitol attack as it develops its investigation.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
Court records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters
The dissonance between the rhetoric of Capitol rioters and their supporters and the record established by courts highlights both the racial tension inherent in their arguments and the flawed assessment at the heart of their claims.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2021
Capitol police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
The suit names the former president, the Trump campaign, Trump ally Roger Stone and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who were present at the Capitol and in Washington on Jan. 6.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2021
Judge asks why Capitol rioters are paying only $1.5 million for attack. Taxpayers will pay over $500 million
The judge challenged the toughness of the Justice Department's stance in a plea hearing for a man who admitted to one of four nonviolent misdemeanor counts of picketing in the U.S. Capitol.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2021
Capitol rioters enter first guilty pleas to assaulting police
A pair of plea deals federal prosecutors made with a New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man could be a benchmark for dozens of other cases in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
U.S. judge rejects claims that Jan. 6 riot defendants are ‘political prisoners’
In a string of plea and sentencing hearings in the riot cases, federal judges appointed by presidents of both parties have condemned such claims.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Leonard Pitts: If these conservatives were honest, they’d admit that blue lives don’t matter to them
Will people like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham ever be able to muster empathy for the cops who defended the Capitol?
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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Maine Voices: Can America remain a democracy? Authoritarianism raises its ugly head
We need to elect leaders who appeal to our better selves, who inspire us to be strong and unafraid, who give us specific reasons to be optimistic.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Leonard Pitts: Police officers refuse to let deniers shove the horror of Jan. 6 off the stage
Donald Trump and his enablers have been trying to murder memory. At a hearing Tuesday in Washington, memory fought back.
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