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Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump's instructions

An Ohio man who acknowledges he joined the mob at the U.S. Capitol last year and ignored a variety of warning signs says he was only following orders from the president, Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Migrants bused from Texas begin arriving in Washington, near the US Capitol

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t quite at the steps of the U.S. Capitol, but awfully close.

Tribune News Service

Blame Trump? Jury hears that defense at Capitol riot trial

An Ohio man charged with stealing a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol doesn't deny that he joined the mob that stormed the building last year

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Blame Trump? Jury hears that defense at Capitol riot trial

An Ohio man charged with stealing a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol doesn't deny that he joined the mob that stormed the building last year

The Independent UK

Sitting in Idaho jail, Bundy learns a trespassing charge against him has been dismissed

BOISE, idaho — In March, a six-person jury found far-right leader Ammon Bundy guilty of two misdemeanors — one a trespassing charge — related to incidents at the Idaho Capitol. But the jury wasn’t able to make a decision on the other trespassing count.

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Former police officer becomes second Capitol riot defendant to be found guilty on all counts

Thomas Robertson posted on social media that "we actually attacked the government," prosecutors say.

Axios

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends Jan 6 because it ‘only happened one time’ as she berates journalist on video

Georgia Republican tells reporter Americans are ‘sick and tired of the drama from all you people that run around the Capitol’

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Jury to keep deliberating in ex-officer's Capitol riot trial

A federal jury is set to resume deliberating in the trial of a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer

The Independent UK

"Trump knew": Inside the House committee

Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell says Jan. 6 committee is close to understanding what Donald Trump knew, and when

Salon

Erika D. Smith: On the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a symbol. But she's also human

Vice President Kamala Harris didn't need to show up at the Capitol on Thursday to preside over the final vote confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Los Angeles Times

Is Trump in his sights? Garland under pressure to charge ex-president

Trump’s legal jeopardy about the January 6 insurrection is growing but experts say attorney general must move carefully

The Guardian - US

Who is Ali Alexander? Everything we know about the ‘Stop the Steal’ organizer cooperating with the Capitol riot investigation

‘I don’t believe I have information that will be useful to them but I’m cooperating as best I can,’ Mr Alexander said through his lawyer

The Independent UK

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to role in US Capitol attack

Charles Donohoe will co-operate, giving prosecutors a boost in pursuit of high-ranking members of the far-right group

The Guardian - US

‘Smoking rifle’: Trump Jr texted Meadows strategies to overturn election – report

CNN reports Trump’s eldest son texted White House chief of staff two days after 2020 election to say ‘we have multiple paths … we control them all’

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Pro-Trump ‘Stop the Steal’ organiser co-operating with Capitol riot investigation

Ali Alexander previously claimed to have ‘schemed up’ Capitol plans with Republican members of Congress

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: ‘Stop the Steal’ organiser to cooperate with DoJ, as records of gifts to ex-president ‘missing’

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Female Fox Sparks Fear around Capitol

Health authorities in Washington D.C. have "humanely euthanized" a rabid fox that attacked pedestrians including a congressman near the Capitol, according to Agence France Presse (AFP). The red fox was captured in the green space surrounding the Capitol Hill after biting nine people. Local health authorities stated that the adult…

The Guardian - US

Pro-Trump activist who planned 6 January rally to cooperate with inquiry

Attorney says Ali Alexander, organizer of ‘Stop the Steal’ movement, will work with DoJ after he was subpoenaed

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Sacramento gang shooting killed 6, wounded 12

Six people were killed and 12 wounded in Sacramento last weekend in what police say was a shootout between rival gangs as bars closed and patrons crowded the streets just blocks away from the California state Capitol

The Independent UK

Judge rules for Trump Organization in NYC golf course fight

A judge says New York City offered a baseless rationale for canceling the Trump Organization’s contract to run a public golf course in the Bronx after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last year

Tribune News Service

A Proud Boys leader will plead guilty in US Capitol riot case

WASHINGTON — A regional president of the right-wing Proud Boys group is pleading guilty to charges stemming from the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, splitting with the organization’s former chairman Enrique Tarrio and other members who are due to go on trial later this year.

The Independent UK

Jury deliberating in ex-police officer's Capitol riot trial

A federal jury has begun deliberating in the case against a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory

The Independent UK

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot

A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote

Roll Call

Photos of the Week ending April 8, 2022 - Roll Call

Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic Supreme Count confirmation and a fox hounding the Hill are among the highlights of this week’s photos.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: more than 30 people killed in Russian strike on train station in eastern Ukraine

Donetsk governor says thousands were at station when it was struck. Plus, Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to supreme court lauded as ray of hope

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