January 6

Alan Hostetter, seen here in May 2020, became a leading activist against coronavirus-related lockdown policies in Orange County, Calif. Hostetter, a former police chief and yoga instructor, was convicted of conspiring to obstruct congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election results at the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Former police chief turned yoga teacher sentenced to 11 years over Jan. 6 riot

5:25pm December 07, 2023

A retired police chief, who led pro-Trump protests and called for "traitors" in government to be "executed as an example," was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot.

Then-President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives to speak at a rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

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The election interference case against Trump is taking shape

1:14pm November 17, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Prosecutors are tying former President Donald Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021. His lawyers asked a court to strip references to that language from his federal indictment.

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police video Joshua Abate, circled in green, Micah Coomer, circled in red, and Dodge Dale Hellonen, circled in blue, appear inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Active-duty Marine gets probation and community service for storming Capitol with 2 unit members

1:02pm September 11, 2023

by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

One of three active-duty Marines who stormed the U.S. Capitol together was sentenced on Monday to probation and 279 hours of community service — one hour for every Marine who was killed or wounded fighting in the Civil War.

a photo of the capitol with insurrectionists outside on Jan. 6

Court tosses Jan. 6 sentence in ruling that could impact other low-level Capitol riot cases

4:32pm August 18, 2023

by Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered a new sentence for a North Carolina man who pleaded guilty to a petty offense in the Capitol riot — a ruling that could impact dozens of low-level cases in the massive Jan. 6, 2021 prosecution.

Rudy Giuliani, former lawyer to Donald Trump, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on May 19.

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Rudy Giuliani concedes he made false statements against 2 Georgia election workers

12:03pm July 26, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Giuliani submitted this declaration as part of the ongoing civil lawsuit filed in 2021 by election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss. The two women sued Giuliani for defamation.

The Statement of Facts supporting the arrest warrant for Matthew Jason Beddingfield

Man who stormed Capitol while free on attempted murder charge gets over 3 years in prison for riot

2:49pm July 11, 2023

by Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

A North Carolina man who stormed the U.S.

Attorney John Eastman stands outside the California State Bar Court in downtown Los Angeles. The State Bar is seeking to revoke Eastman's law license over his work on former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election.

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What we've learned from pro-Trump attorney John Eastman's state bar trial

10:45am June 23, 2023

by Tom Dreisbach

Attorney John Eastman was a key player in Donald Trump's legal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The State Bar of California is now seeking to revoke Eastman's law license.

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.