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Cowboy politician 2nd person to go on trial in Jan. 6 riot

An elected New Mexico official who helped found the group Cowboys for Trump faces trial next week on misdemeanor charges for being on restricted grounds at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot

The Independent UK

Republican county chairwoman from Georgia arrested in Jan. 6 investigation

ATLANTA — One of the Georgians arrested last week on charges of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot is a local Republican Party official, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned.

Tribune News Service

Former Proud Boys chairman ordered detained as documents show plan to storm government buildings

January 6 document states that protesters should occupy government buildings, conduct sit-ins, and chant slogans such as ‘We the people’ and ‘No Trump, No America’

The Independent UK

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Miami judge orders Proud Boys’ leader Enrique Tarrio to remain behind bars as he faces Jan. 6 charges

MIAMI — Enrique Tarrio, the high-profile leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, appeared subdued in Miami federal court Tuesday as a magistrate judge ordered that he remain behind bars before his trial on charges of plotting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building to stop Congress’…

Miami Herald

Proud Boys leader charged in Jan. 6 plot jailed until trial

A leader in the far-right Proud Boys extremist group will remain jailed until his trial on charges that he remotely led a plot to stop Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential victory

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter begs to stay out of jail

Jennifer Heinl, 44, asks prosecutors for probation instead of the jail term they are fighting for

Salon

Mug shot: Republican Josh Hawley told to stop using January 6 fist salute photo

The mug featured prominently on Hawley’s website on Tuesday despite a cease and desist letter issued by Politico

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Idaho’s Ammon Bundy did ‘not respect’ authority, Ada County prosecutor says in trial

BOISE, Idaho — An Ada County prosecutor on Monday told a seven-person jury that Ammon Bundy, a gubernatorial candidate in Idaho and far-right activist, disrespected authority when he entered the Idaho Capitol in April. It was about four months before his ban from the building would have expired.

Tribune News Service

Police proposal would start reopening Capitol later this month

WASHINGTON — Plans are in the works to reopen the Capitol in phases, starting March 28, according to a proposed Capitol Police plan reviewed by CQ Roll Call.

Tribune News Service

Capitol rioter from Pennsylvania who lost job, marriage asks for leniency, but feds want jail for lies, lack of remorse

A Trump supporter from Ross, Pennsylvania, who lost her nursing job and her marriage to a Shaler police officer after she stormed the Capitol is asking for probation instead of the short jail term that prosecutors want.

Tribune News Service

Wife of Supreme Court Justice Thomas admits to attending Trump’s Jan. 6 rally

The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged for the first time that she attended former President Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021, but insisted she did not join the attack on the Capitol that followed it.

Tribune News Service

Ginni Thomas attended Jan 6 Trump rally before Capitol riot

Ms Thomas, a veteran conservative activist, is a source of complaints for liberals who say her husband should recuse himself from hot-bottom cases

The Independent UK

Police proposal would start reopening Capitol later this month - Roll Call

The Capitol would reopen to visitors in phases, starting March 28 with school groups, according to a proposed Capitol Police plan.

Roll Call

City Council committee takes first step on ordinance intended to punish Trump over Capitol insurrection

The ordinance would prohibit any person convicted of treason, sedition, related offenses, or a hate crime, from doing business with the city. But co-sponsors disagree on exactly how that could end up affecting Trump.

Chicago Sun-Times

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The Independent UK

Politico tells Josh Hawley to stop using its photo of him at Capitol riot on campaign merchandise

‘We did not authorize its use by the Hawley campaign for the purpose of political fundraising,’ say lawyers for Politico, which owns the photo

The Guardian - US

Ginni Thomas, wife of Clarence Thomas, attended rally preceding Capitol attack

Conservative activist who runs a political lobbying firm, says she briefly attended rally but left before Trump addressed crowd

Tribune News Service

Missouri man charged in Capitol riot denied going inside. His videos showed otherwise

Federal prosecutors have charged a northwest Missouri man in the Capitol insurrection, saying he denied breaching the building then later told agents that reviewing videos he took that day reminded him that he had indeed gone inside.

The Guardian - US

‘Would-be tyrant’: Republican targeted by Trump at rally hits back

Tom Rice faces Trumpist challenger because of vote to impeach over the deadly Capitol attack

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Specter of voter fraud stalls changes to Minnesota privacy program

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota program that protects the addresses of victims of intimate partner violence and others with high safety needs has become the latest target in the Republican drumbeat over voter fraud, stalling a proposal at the Capitol that proponents say is needed to ensure the safety of participants.

The Guardian - US

US and allies set to revoke normal trade relations with Russia over Ukraine war, says Biden – as it happened

US expected to join G7 and EU in bid to punish Moscow for what White House calls ‘unprovoked and unjustified war on Ukraine’

Roll Call

NYPD official named Capitol Police director of intelligence - Roll Call

Ravi Satkalmi, a high-ranking NYPD intelligence official, will be the Capitol Police’s next director of intelligence.

Los Angeles Times

Capitol Police Board won't give inspector general details of post-Jan. 6 security upgrades

WASHINGTON — The governing board that oversees security improvements to the U.S. Capitol refused to disclose to a government watchdog what improvements are being made after rioters were able to smash windows and enter the building Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report being released Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Republicans sue Jan. 6 panel over Salesforce data subpoena

The Republican National Committee sued the members of Congress investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, accusing the Democrat-led group of abusing its power for political gain.

Salon

How DOJ is nuking the GOP's Jan. 6 lies

From the Proud Boys to the Oath Keepers, prosecutors are showing that the Capitol riot was no spontaneous "protest"

Tribune News Service

Congress eyes return of tourists with eagerness, anxiety

WASHINGTON — Two years ago this Saturday, the Capitol suddenly closed its doors to the public as the pandemic swept in.

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