January 6

A selection of the 1000 people who have been charged for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.

1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

5:00am March 25, 2023

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

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Insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

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4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

5:02pm March 20, 2023

by Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer, Assocated Press

Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted on Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S.

Retired Air Force officer Larry Rendall Brock Jr. walks out of Parker County Jail upon release on Jan. 14, 2021, in Weatherford, Texas.

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Former Air Force officer gets prison term for Jan. 6 Capitol attack

3:19am March 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Larry Brock of Texas joined other rioters on the Senate floor only minutes after then-Vice President Mike Pence, senators and their staff fled to escape the mob attacking the building on Jan. 6, 2021.

Documents pertaining to arrest warrant for Matthew Jason Beddingfield

Man pleads guilty to Capitol attack months after shooting

11:14am February 17, 2023

by Associated Press

A North Carolina man who stormed the U.S.

Former Vice President Mike Pence (right) speaks with Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep at the law library of the Indiana state capitol in Indianapolis on Monday.

Mike Pence, pondering a presidential run, condemns Trump's rhetoric on Jan. 6

8:18am November 22, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

Former Vice President Mike Pence tells Morning Edition that he and former President Donald Trump have gone "our separate ways." Pence looks back on pivotal moments and ahead to what he might do next.

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Federal prosecutors say agents found a smashed cell phone in Christian Secor's vehicle while executing a search warrant. The phone case includes the image of Pepe The Frog, a cartoon character that has been appropriated by far-right extremists.

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A former UCLA student was sentenced to over three years in prison for Capitol riot

4:38pm October 19, 2022

Christian Secor, a former UCLA student and follower of the far-right racist livestreamer Nick Fuentes, was sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing congress during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Denver Riggleman, a former Republican Congressman, joined the staff of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. His new book, "The Breach," describes his work on the investigation and his path to politics.

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A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation

9:31pm October 04, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Denver Riggleman spent 8 months as an adviser to the Congressional committee investigating the January 6th Capitol Riot. Now he's written a book about his experience — called, "The Breach."

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Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, is seen on a screen during a House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol in June.

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In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

2:55pm September 27, 2022

by Ryan Lucas

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

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Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump scale the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Oath Keepers attorney has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice

7:07pm September 01, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Kellye SoRelle, who was arrested in Texas, is latest person with ties to the group to face charges stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Federal judge Dabney Friedrich castigated Capitol riot defendant Brandon Straka for making, in her view, "questionable" comments about his case in public since his sentencing.

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A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments

2:03pm August 04, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

Brandon Straka pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for egging on rioters during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The judge in the case said he has since made "questionable" comments about his plea.