Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony

For the first time, former special counsel Jack Smith spoke publicly about his investigations into Donald Trump.
Reuters

They prosecuted the Capitol rioters. Now the rioters and the DOJ are after them.

After Trump’s mass pardons of the U.S. Capitol rioters, some have gained influence inside the Justice Department, meeting with officials to push for prosecutions of the federal lawyers who once helped ...
FOX 5 DC on MSN

Jan. 6, five years later: Lawmakers prepare to mark the day on Capitol Hill

It’s been five years since the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, when rioters stormed the building in an attempt to overturn the presidential election.

Cannon: Prosecuting Trump and the Jan. 6 rioters weakened both cases

RCP Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon commented on the latest re-litigation of the events of Jan. 6, 2021, that took place ...
WTVF

Officials secure Capitol nearly four hours after pro-Trump rioters storm building

WASHINGTON — Nearly four hours after pro-Trump supporters stormed their way into the U.S. Capitol, officials declared the scene "secure," but not before one person was killed inside of the Capitol.
NBC New York

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say struggles linger, 5 years later

As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on “do not disturb” and left it on his nightstand to take a break from ...
Roll Call

How did Capitol Hill mark the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6?

The fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, 2021, was a study in contrasts for members of Congress. Inside the Capitol, Democratic members wiped away tears as they shared memories from that day. Outside, a ...
CNN

The political divide over January 6 is only deepening five years after the deadly US Capitol attack

Five years after the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the fundamental facts of that day continue to fuel deep divisions that have created dueling political realities. On Tuesday, ...

Idaho woman paid $2,270 after Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Pardoned, she gets it back

More than half a dozen people who paid fines for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol have filed to get ...
AOL

Donald Trump's Final Insult to Mike Pence Over Capitol Hill Riots Revealed in Former Deputy Prez's Secret Handwritten Notes

In the book, Karl published Pence's handwritten notes from that day in 2021, which include the details of a call the two shared just an hour before Trump spoke at the infamous Save America rally ahead ...
The Hill

Small group of Proud Boys protesters march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 anniversary

A small group of Proud Boys protesters marched to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the building. The group convened by the Ellipse midday Tuesday, ...
The Boston Globe

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on “do not disturb” and left it on his nightstand to ...