No violence, protests or even procedural objections happened this time around, and Republicans who challenged the 2020 election results when Trump lost to Joe Biden have expressed no qualms this year after he defeated Kamala Harris.
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Peru man denies Jan. 6-related crimes
Thomas Bordeau Sr. faces four misdemeanor charges in connection to Capitol siege.
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Election officials brace for ‘little fires everywhere’ if Trump loses again
The former president has prepared to challenge the outcome. State and local authorities are ready for more sophisticated and dispersed attacks on the system this time.
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Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House.
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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of speedy Trump trial
The outcome means additional delay before Donald Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
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Trump ally Steve Bannon heads to prison to serve 4 months for contempt
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut to serve a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters
The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding – which Trump has also been charged with – must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.
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Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the inverted American flag was flown by his wife amid a dispute with neighbors, and he had no part in it.
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A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6, poll finds
That’s despite a detailed congressional investigation and more than 725 completed federal prosecutions of Jan. 6 participants that did not yield evidence of FBI involvement.
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Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Charles Donohoe was a lieutenant of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison — the longest prison term so far in a Capitol riot case.