Republicans immediately went on the defensive after Donald Trump revealed Tuesday that he had received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith in the Jan. 6 probe.
Trump’s posting made it seem like he was annoyed that the letter was sent on a Sunday.
The Justice Department is appealing the prison sentences of seven members of the Oath Keepers, including founder Stewart Rhodes, for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security failed to properly communicate the risks and dangers ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Four more members of the far-right group Oath Keepers were sentenced to prison on charges of seditious conspiracy and other criminal counts for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
A former FBI supervisory special agent accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and encouraging rioters to “kill” police was indicted Thursday on felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting and impeding officers, along with four misdemeanors.
“What we absolutely cannot have is a group of citizens who – because they did not like the outcome of an election,” the judge said.
The FBI has revoked the security clearances of three agents for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a letter sent by the bureau to the House Judiciary Committee.
