Donald Trump Indictment

National

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn 2020 election

Posted on · Trump appeared before a magistrate judge in Washington’s federal courthouse two days after being indicted on four felony counts. The charges accuse him of trying to subvert the will of voters and undo his election loss in the days before Jan. 6, 2021, when supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a violent and bloody clash with law enforcement.

U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Criminal Justice

Cell phone videos lead to arrest of Southeast Texas man accused of rioting during Jan. 6 insurrection

Posted on · Nederland resident Michael Marroquin, 63, was arrested last week and charged with seven crimes related to his alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021. The FBI received a tip from one of his relatives, court documents show.

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Joshua Lollar Capitol Insurrection

Criminal Justice

Army vet from Houston area pleads guilty to involvement in U.S. Capitol insurrection

Posted on · Joshua Lollar, 41, of Spring, was sentenced to 13 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release, in addition to being ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, after pleading guilty Monday to obstruction of an official proceeding.

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Criminal Justice

Houston man who wielded tomahawk axe at U.S. Capitol insurrection convicted of nine related crimes

Posted on · Shane Jenkins, 45, faces up to 85 years in a prison after a federal jury found him guilty of seven felony crimes and two misdemeanors related to his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in Washington D.C.

National

A constable, 33 officers and over 3,000 other Texans were members of the Oath Keepers, report says

Posted on · A recent analysis of Oath Keepers’ membership rolls leaked last year found that Texas had more members of the far-right extremist group than any other state — and the most who worked as elected officials, law enforcement officers or members of the military.

Houston Matters

Chronicling a crisis in American democracy (June 16, 2022)

Posted on · On Thursday's show: New York Times correspondent Jonathan Martin discusses his book, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future. And we visit Juneteenth historical sites in Galveston.

Houston Matters

Texans involved in the capitol insurrection, overhauling NASA’s spacesuits, and Hari Kondabolu (June 10, 2022)

Posted on · On Friday's show: The role of Texans in the capitol insurrection, the role of Houston companies in overhauling NASA's spacesuits, and comedian Hari Kondabolu on returning to performing and becoming a father.