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January 20, 2021

DOJ won't charge Sen. Burr over pre-pandemic stock trades

Sen. Richard Burr on Tuesday announced that a Department of Justice probe into stock trades he made before the coronavirus pandemic ravaged financial markets was now closed, indicating the end of investigations into transactions made by four senators ahead of the pandemic.

January 19, 2021

Adam Johnson, man seen carrying Nancy Pelosi's lectern during Capitol riot appears in court

The man photographed carrying Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern appeared virtually in federal court Tuesday and after being charged on three criminal counts found himself to be a little more free than he was last week.

January 19, 2021

Maryland man who wanted to be 'lone wolf killer' tracked by parole-monitoring device to Capitol, FBI says

A Maryland man out on probation after a burglary conviction was tracked to the inside of the U.S. Capitol on the day of the Jan. 6 riot by his GPS monitor, after he received permission from parole supervisors to travel to Washington, D.C., to purportedly hand out Bibles with a religious group, the FBI said. 

January 19, 2021

'No tolerance' for Inauguration Day violence: acting attorney general

Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Tuesday said there will be "no tolerance" for violence on Inauguration Day. 

January 18, 2021

Retired New York firefighter Thomas Fee charged in Capitol riot

A retired New York City firefighter who photographed himself inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan.6 insurrection and claimed he was "at the tip of the spear" has been criminally charged, authorities said Monday. 

January 18, 2021

Capitol rioter threatened to shoot his children if they told FBI about DC trip, authorities say

A Texas man with ties to a far-right militia participated in the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol and threatened to shoot his children if they turned him in to authorities, according to court documents.

January 18, 2021

Trump may issue 50 to 100 commutations, pardons before term ends; rapper Lil Wayne expected to be on list

President Trump is expected to issue between 50 and 100 commutations and pardons before he leaves office this week, two sources familiar with the list told Fox News.

January 17, 2021

Far-right personality 'Baked Alaska' arrested in connection to U.S. Capitol riot

Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, better known as "Baked Alaska," has been arrested in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol.

January 16, 2021

Memphis man charged in Capitol riot, Justice Department says

The FBI has arrested a Memphis man whom investigators say joined a crowd of President Trump's supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, chronicling the attempted takeover in a series of Instagram photos and videos.

January 15, 2021

Nearly 100 Capitol rioters charged; 275 open cases so far – with more to come, feds say

Federal law enforcement officials have charged nearly 100 people – mostly with felonies – and are expected to have "well over 300" open cases by the end of Friday in connection with last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said.