New Mexico county commissioner Couy Griffin is the second among the hundreds of people charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, siege.
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Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, says she attended Jan. 6 rally before Capitol attack
Thomas said she was part of the crowd that gathered at the Ellipse that morning to support President Donald Trump.
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Supreme Court shuts down Trump’s bid to shield records from Jan. 6 investigation
Trump sued to prevent the dissemination of the records after President Biden determined last year that they could be released.
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Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss lawsuits over Jan. 6 riot
However, the judge dismisses similar charges made against Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and lawyer Rudy Giuliani, saying their speech was protected by the First Amendment.
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Minot native faces more charges in light of new evidence of his role at US Capitol riot
Mitch Simon allegedly threw something at embattled police and tussled with officers Jan. 6, 2021, at a barricade.
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Capitol riot not ‘legitimate political discourse,’ Maine Republicans say
But congressional hopefuls Bruce Poliquin and Liz Caruso stop short of saying Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
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Sen. McConnell rebukes Republican National Committee, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said that the rioters who ‘broke windows and breached the Capitol were not engaged in legitimate political discourse, and to say otherwise is absurd.’
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Trump suggests Pence should have ‘overturned’ the election on Jan. 6
Trump also criticized Maine Sen. Susan Collins for her efforts to change the Electoral Count Act.
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Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
Two Republican senators, Maine’s Susan Collins and South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, have criticized the former president’s suggestions, made at a Texas rally on Saturday.
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Oath Keepers militia founder, members plead not guilty to seditious conspiracy
The men allegedly set up staging areas for equipment in Washington’s suburbs and organized training sessions to teach paramilitary combat tactics, and brought weapons and tactical gear onto the Capitol grounds.