Capitol Insurrection

US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots

The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

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A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.
A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported. 

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The US Capitol building is pictured at 5:04 pm, five years after the building was overrun by pro-Trump supporters, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026

White House posts new January 6 account ahead of fifth anniversary

The White House published a new January 6 webpage praising President Donald Trump’s actions, assigning blame to Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, and others ahead of the attack’s fifth anniversary.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, DC, US, January 6, 2026.

Trump declares he will get impeached if Republicans lose midterms, plans to meet health insurers

Trump spoke to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, a Washington performing arts center that was recently renamed to include a mention of Trump.

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Were the Yom Kippur prayer protests Israel's January 6th? - opinion

In storming the Capitol, their democratic temple, hundreds of Americans crossed once inconceivable lines. On Yom Kippur, secular zealots stormed Israelis’ holiest “sanctuary of time.”

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByGIL TROY
JEWS PRAY while activists protest against gender segregation in the public space during a public prayer at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur last week.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in Jan. 6 case

Tarrio had been convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning the Capitol riot that sought to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's defeat of Trump.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at Virginia 2nd Amendment Rally, January 2020.

Who are the three men indicted in Trump Georgia case?

Kutti, Floyd, and Lee are charged with solicitation of false statements and influencing witnesses in an effort to keep former US President Donald Trump in power.

AUGUST 16, 2023ByREUTERS
Former US President Donald Trump appears in court with members of his legal team for an arraignment on charges stemming from his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in New York City, US, April 4, 2023.

Trump campaign likens Jan. 6 indictment to Nazi Germany

The campaign also made claims that the "Biden Crime Family" and the Justice Department are interfering in the 2024 election and that Trump is the frontrunner.

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
ORMER US president Donald Trump departs last week from Trump Tower to give a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has sued Trump and his Trump Organization, in New York City.

Trump charged in US special counsel probe in efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former US President Donald Trump has been indicted due to his efforts to overturn his 2020 US election defeat.

AUGUST 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on as he holds a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, US, July 29, 2023.

Pence says Trump conduct around 2021 Capitol attack was reckless but not criminal

Former US vice president and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said he felt President Donald Trump's words and actions leading up to the Capitol attacks were reckless but not criminal.

JULY 23, 2023ByREUTERS
Storming of the DC Capitol, January 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 insurrection suspect arrested near Obama's house with ammunition - NYT

The arrest followed the discovery of weapons, ammunition and materials potentially used to create explosives inside the suspect's van.

JUNE 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

January 6 US Capitol attack preceded by intelligence agency failures

A new report holds government agencies responsible for downplaying the threat of the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, even as it was happening.

JUNE 27, 2023ByREUTERS
A MOB of supporters of then-US president Donald Trump climb through a window they broke, as they storm the United States Capitol Building in Washington, on January 6, 2021

'Bob's Burgers' star Jay Johnston arrested for Jan 6 Capitol riots

Johnston was identified by online amateur sleuths who recognized him from still images circulated by the FBI seeking tips from the public in tracking down participants in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

JUNE 8, 2023ByREUTERS
A MOB of supporters of then-US president Donald Trump climb through a window they broke, as they storm the United States Capitol Building in Washington, on January 6, 2021

Former FBI agent charged in January 6 attack on US Capitol

The former agent in question could be heard egging on protesters against Capitol police on by shouting: “Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em! Kill ‘em!”

MAY 3, 2023ByREUTERS
AN EXPLOSION caused by a police munition is seen as supporters of then-US president Donald Trump riot in front of the Capitol Building, January 6, 2021.