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Tag: U.S. Capitol

Politics

Trump ‘likely’ committed crime trying to stay in power, judge says in records dispute

Tom Dreisbach, NPR

Posted on March 29, 2022 · A judge ordered lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman to give records to the Congress' Jan. 6 committee, saying that Trump and Eastman's plan amounted to a "coup in search of legal theory" on Jan. 6.

Tags Donald Trump election insurrection jan. 6 U.S. Capitol

Criminal Justice

In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

Tom Dreisbach, NPR

Posted on March 8, 2022 · A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

Tags Donald Trump insurrection january 6 U.S. Capitol Washington D.C. wesley reffitt

Politics

Ted Cruz called the Jan. 6 riot a ‘terrorist attack.’ Now he says he misspoke

Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 7, 2022 · After conservative backlash, Cruz took to a FOX News show — whose host also lambasted him — to backpedal from comments he made during a congressional hearing.

Tags Fox News insurrection jan. 6 ted cruz tucker carlson U.S. Capitol U.S. Capitol insurrection

Politics

President Biden blasts Trump for ‘spreading a web of lies’ in a Jan. 6 speech

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on January 6, 2022 · Biden never uttered Trump's name but referred repeatedly to him with forceful and at times personal denunciations of his actions. "He's not just a former president. He's a defeated former president."

Tags Donald Trump insurrection jan. 6 Joe Biden U.S. Capitol

Politics

Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Meadows in contempt, sending a criminal referral to House

Claudia Grisales, NPR

Posted on December 14, 2021 · Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming read a litany of text messages she said Mark Meadows received during the Jan. 6 siege, including from Donald Trump Jr.

Tags Donald Trump donald trump jr insurrection jan. 6 laura ingraham liz cheney mark meadows Mike Pence Sean Hannity U.S. Capitol

Politics

Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Arrested For Civil Disobedience Over Voting Rights Bill

Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 30, 2021 · It was unclear what the Houston Democrat did to spur the arrest, though she said, “I engaged in civil disobedience.”

Tags civil disobedience congress Joe Manchin kyrsten sinema sheila jackson lee Texas Legislature U.S. Capitol U.S. Senate

Politics

Democrats Defend Walkout, Call For National Voter Protections At Congressional Hearing On Texas GOP Voting Bill

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 29, 2021 · Texas Republicans pushed back forcefully, denying Democratic claims that the state election bill would suppress voting and discriminate against minority voters.

Tags 87th Texas legislature Chip Roy congress election integrity Senfronia Thompson Texas Capitol Travis Clardy U.S. Capitol voter suppression voting rights

The U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Officers Give Harrowing Testimony On Their Experience Defending The Capitol On Jan. 6

Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on July 27, 2021 · House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have sparred over who should be a part of the select committee, which is tasked with investigating the U.S. Capitol riot.

Tags 2020 election capitol insurrection Donald Trump jan. 6 january 6 U.S. Capitol U.S. Capitol attack

Criminal Justice

Houston Man Arrested For Whipping Police Officers At U.S. Capitol Insurrection, FBI Says

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 23, 2021 · Andrew Quentin Taake is the ninth Houston-area arrest in the wake of the riot.

Tags Andrew Quentin Taake arrest insurrection jan. 6 U.S. Capitol U.S. Capitol attack

Criminal Justice

8th Houston-Area Resident Arrested In Connection To U.S. Capitol Insurrection

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 2, 2021 · Darrell Youngers allegedly entered the Capitol building with two Trump supporters from South Carolina.

Tags 1/6 criminal justice Donald Trump fbi houston insurrection jan. 6 national news northwest Houston U.S. Capitol

Criminal Justice

7th Houston-Area Resident Arrested For U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Feds Say

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 26, 2021 · The arrest brings the state's total to at least 44 charged in the wake of the attack.

Tags Adam Weibling capitol insurrection insurrection jan. 6 riot U.S. Capitol

Business

Reinstate Trump? Facebook Oversight Board Set To Rule On Indefinite Ban

RACHEL MARTIN/ NPR / Jason Breslow, NPR / Shannon Bond, NPR

Posted on May 5, 2021 · The independent Oversight Board on Wednesday is expected to say whether Facebook should uphold or reverse a ban on the former president put in place after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tags Donald Trump donald trump ban social media facebook insurrection Mark Zuckerberg U.S. Capitol

Criminal Justice

Critics Say Texas Not Doing Enough To Combat Domestic Terror, Private Militia Threats

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on April 21, 2021 · Laws on the books can be enforced and strengthened on paramilitary and private militias. Texas took a pass during this legislative session.

Tags Black Lives Matter domestic terror extremism George Floyd insurrection militias riot Texas Constitution U.S. Capitol

Criminal Justice

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed In Attack At Capitol Checkpoint

Merrit Kennedy, NPR / Rachel Treisman, NPR

Posted on April 2, 2021 · Police fatally shot the suspect they say rammed a car into a barrier and then lunged at officers with a knife. One officer was killed and another was injured.

Tags Camp David capitol police D.C. Joe Biden U.S. Capitol Washington

Criminal Justice

Texas Lifestyle Coach And Boyfriend Arrested For Joining Capitol Insurrection, FBI Says

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 30, 2021 · Authorities say Elizabeth Rose Williams and Bradley Bennett entered the Capitol building alongside other pro-Trump extremists during the attack.

Tags capitol insurrection elizabeth rose williams insurrection jan. 6 kerrville riot U.S. Capitol

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