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‘Rests entirely on ambiguous video’: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters who allegedly teamed up to injure DC cop that died by suicide days later face wrongful death trial

‘Rests entirely on ambiguous video’: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters who allegedly teamed up to injure DC cop that died by suicide days later face wrongful death trial

Background: Taylor Taranto and Dr. David Walls-Kaufman inside the U.S. Capitol during…
‘Constitutes harassment’: SCOTUS asked to show mercy to cops who attended Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally by letting them keep identities, conduct under wraps

‘Constitutes harassment’: SCOTUS asked to show mercy to cops who attended Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally by letting them keep identities, conduct under wraps

Background: President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Jan. 6, 2021, in…
‘Creates a dangerous opportunity’: Trump DOJ opposes letting Jan. 6 defendant ‘examine and publish’ footage, evidence and discovery surrounding Capitol attack

‘Creates a dangerous opportunity’: Trump DOJ opposes letting Jan. 6 defendant ‘examine and publish’ footage, evidence and discovery surrounding Capitol attack

Insets: Ryan Zink (Department of Justice). Background: FILE — Violent rioters loyal…
‘Bad all around’: Trump admin’s top DC prosecutor says charging of Jan. 6 rioters is DOJ’s ‘greatest failure’ since Japanese American internment camps

‘Martin’s client is not President Trump’: DC’s top prosecutor has ‘fundamental misunderstanding of the role’ and needs to be investigated, former US attorneys say

FILE – Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by Rep. Matt…
‘Entitled to reimbursement’: Trump DOJ says Jan. 6 defendants deserve to get restitution refunds after having cases ‘invalidated’

‘Entitled to reimbursement’: Trump DOJ says Jan. 6 defendants deserve to get restitution refunds after having cases ‘invalidated’

Rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.…
Jan. 6 defendant who got busted with illegal guns and Army grenades gets the Trump pardon treatment

Jan. 6 defendant who got busted with illegal guns and Army grenades gets the Trump pardon treatment

Left: President Donald Trump gives remarks during an event celebrating the 2024…
‘It is not entirely clear on what basis he even seeks a vacatur’: Judge bemoans effort by Jan. 6 defendant to link gun and drug case to Trump pardon

‘It is not entirely clear on what basis he even seeks a vacatur’: Judge bemoans effort by Jan. 6 defendant to link gun and drug case to Trump pardon

Left inset: An alleged selfie of Elias Costianes at the U.S. Capitol…
‘Entirely independent criminal conduct’: Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons don’t cover Capitol rioter’s conviction for planning ‘assassination missions’ of FBI agents, DOJ says

‘Independent, volitional action’: Jan. 6 rioter can’t get the Trump-pardon treatment for planning ‘assassination missions’ of FBI agents, judge rules

Edward Kelley (images via FBI court filing). A federal judge in Tennessee…
‘Great betrayal’: Jan. 6 defendant wants sanctions against Trump’s top DC prosecutor for lying to his face about getting access to case file and ‘all of discovery’ after case dismissal

‘Great betrayal’: Jan. 6 defendant wants sanctions against Trump’s top DC prosecutor for lying to his face about getting access to case file and ‘all of discovery’ after case dismissal

William Pope at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack (via…
‘Not given a reason’: Senior FBI official ordered to turn in ‘retirement papers’ by Trump administration just weeks after telling staff it was ‘time to dig in’ against Jan. 6 purge

‘Not given a reason’: Senior FBI official ordered to turn in ‘retirement papers’ by Trump administration just weeks after telling staff it was ‘time to dig in’ against Jan. 6 purge

Background: Assistant director in charge of the FBI New York Field Office,…