A West Virginia man accused of assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Office Brian D. Sicknick during the Jan. 6 insurrection pleaded guilty Wednesday to reduced charges as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
Lawmakers are calling for a new inspector general to head the investigation into deleted Secret Service text messages in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection.
By Steve Neavling An internal Secret Service investigation has uncovered metadata showing text messages sent and received from the phones of 10 agents around the time of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. The messages have since been deleted, and their content is unknown, CNN reports. The messages are at the center of the House…
The Secret Service says it’s unable to recover deleted text messages surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Andrew Weissman, a top prosecutor in Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation, said the Justice Department is taking “the wrong approach” to investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Donald Trump told advisers that if he were to run for another term as president, it would act as a potential shield against criminal prosecution.
Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, said it’s possible that the panel could make a criminal referral to the Justice Department against former President Donald Trump.
Two Secret Service agents are prepared to testify and challenge an account from a former White House aide who said former President Trump lunged at an agent and tried to grab the steering wheel of a limo on Jan. 6.
