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News Articles: insurrection

Leander Antwione Williams, identified by the FBI as the man with a “W” on his shirt, is seen on bodycam footage in an altercation with police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Former NFL, Ga. Southern player in Savannah pleads not guilty to Jan. 6 charges

Leander Antwione Williams is due back in court after President-elect Trump takes office.

December 17, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Leander Antwione Williams, identified by the FBI as the man with a “W” on his shirt, is seen on bodycam footage in an altercation with police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Former NFL, Ga. Southern player in Savannah arrested on Jan. 6 charges, due in DC court this week

Former Detroit Lion and Georgia Southern University football player Leander Antwione Williams is charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

November 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Josh Abate and Micah Coomer inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

October 26, 2024
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  • Tom Bowman and
  • Lauren Hodges
A man, identified as Ryan Kelley in a sworn statement by an FBI agent, gestures as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump make their way past barriers at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

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Law enforcement officials prepare for possible post-election violence in D.C.

The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection.

October 21, 2024
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  • Jennifer Shutt
In this photo provided by the FBI, the man in the yellow circle is identified by an agent as Dominic Box on the east stairs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Savannah man found guilty of federal crimes for involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol siege

The federal judge's ruling against Dominic Box came nearly two years after prosecutors first filed charges against him.

October 17, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
In this frame from U.S. Capitol surveillance video, the man in the yellow circle is identified by the FBI as Dominic Box, entering through the Senate wing door of the building on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Savannah Jan. 6 defendant admits involvement in Capitol attack, ahead of scheduled June bench trial

As part of an agreement with federal prosecutors, Dominic Box will retain his right to appeal a judge's pending ruling on his case.

May 24, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. A Georgia man affiliated with the Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the attack. The sentencing guidelines for Brian Ulrich, who also pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding, were estimated to be 5 ¼ years to 6 ½ years in prison.

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  • News

Georgia brothers charged in Jan. 6 breach of U.S. Capitol

Cepane Sarty, 38, of Marietta, and Seth Sarty, 45, of Rockmart, are charged with the felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers during the attack, which disrupted a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.

February 08, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in September 2022. At the rally, Trump invited the president and founder of the nonprofit Patriot Freedom Project to give a speech. The group's close ties to Trump have prompted scrutiny from lawmakers.

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  • Investigations

Lawmakers call for IRS scrutiny of Trump-backed nonprofit that aids Jan. 6 rioters

A nonprofit that supports defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is facing scrutiny over its political activity. "The IRS should investigate this case immediately," said one congressman.

January 17, 2024
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  • Tom Dreisbach
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump's actions on and around Jan. 6 disqualify him from the presidency and from appearing on the state's 2024 primary ballot.

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  • Elections

Colorado's Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the state ballot. What happens now?

Trump's team vowed to appeal the decision. If it's in front of the U.S. Supreme Court by Jan. 5, Trump's name will stay on the ballot. Legal experts say the question is likely to keep coming up.

December 20, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
In this photo provided by the FBI, the man in the yellow circle is identified by an agent as Dominic Box on the east stairs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Law

Federal case against Savannah man charged in Jan. 6 insurrection on track to proceed more quickly

The January hearing for Dominic Box, a Savannah man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, is two months earlier than originally scheduled.

January 06, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will focus on the role of QAnon and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in its upcoming hearing. Prosecutors have identified the man at the center of this photograph as a QAnon-supporter named Douglas Jensen. Jensen has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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  • Politics

The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists

Aides to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the next hearing would focus on extremist groups and their possible links to Trump and his allies.

July 11, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
Gabriel Sterling

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  • News

WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 committee hearings - Day 4

Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold another hearing June 21, this time focused on former President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure state legislators and local election officials to change the results of the 2020 presidential election.

June 21, 2022
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Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney BJay Pak testifies; Bipartisan effort on gun safety

Monday on Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney B.J. Pak is expected to testify before the Jan. 6 committee hearings this morning. Plus, a bipartisan Senate committee has reached a possible deal on gun legislation. Meanwhile, rifts widen between Trump-aligned GOP officials and Gov. Brian Kemp.

June 13, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Atlanta. Greene is appearing at a hearing Friday in Atlanta in a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because she helped facilitate the attack on the Capitol that disrupted certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

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  • News

Defiant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘can’t recall’ much in insurrection eligibility challenge

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defiantly deflected most questions about social media posts and comments she made in the leadup to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in a  Friday hearing to determine if she should be struck from the ballot.

April 22, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Cynthia Hughes, seen here wearing a "Due Process Denied" shirt, has become a regular on Steve Bannon's show, where she has described the Jan. 6 defendants as "political prisoners." On a recent episode, Hughes announced changes to the Patriot Freedom Project after receiving criticism.

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  • Investigations

A controversial nonprofit for Capitol riot defendants makes changes after criticism

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 for people charged in the Capitol riot. After NPR reported that charity experts saw "red flags" with the group, they announced changes.

February 10, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
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