Shane Lamond, a former intelligence officer with the Metropolitan Police in Washington, D.C. was convicted on Monday for providing sensitive information to a leader of the Proud Boys.
The FBI had no undercover agents among the crowd that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, nor did it instruct any of its informants to participate in the riot or break the law, according to a report released Thursday by the Justice Department’s inspector general.
The Justice Department sent a clear signal Wednesday to defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: Accepting a pardon from former President Donald Trump would amount to an acknowledgment of their guilt.
Donald Trump’s return to power is expected to halt the prosecution of many who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
A comprehensive review of the Justice Department’s actions surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, as well as the Trump administration’s involvement leading up to the event, is unlikely to be released before the upcoming November election, according to the department’s top internal watchdog.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that federal prosecutors overreached when using an obstruction law to charge hundreds of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Former President Trump on Wednesday admitted he asked Secret Service agents to take him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but denied that he lunged at security detail for refusing to let him go.
Among the lingering questions of the Jan. 6 probe is whether Donald Trump temporarily empowered Jeffrey Clark – a key ally in his campaign to overturn the 2020 election – to oversee the entire Justice Department.
