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.
January 15, 2021 DOJ's Capitol riot response and preparation to be reviewed by IG The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is probing how the department and its law enforcement agencies prepared for and responded to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, officials announced Friday.
January 14, 2021 MS-13’s highest ranking leaders charged with terrorism offenses in US Federal authorities have charged multiple leaders of the MS-13 criminal gang with terrorism offenses, the Justice Department announced Thursday.
January 14, 2021 Biden DOJ Civil Rights pick stands by defense of controversial ex-Women’s March leader Kristen Clarke, President-elect Joe Biden's choice to run the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, defends backing a former leader of the Women’s March who was accused of anti-Semitism.
January 14, 2021 Gov't watchdog: DOJ failed 'zero tolerance' management Justice Department leaders under President Donald Trump knew their 2018 "zero tolerance" border policy would result in family separations but pressed on with prosecutions even as other agencies became overwhelmed with migrants, a government watchdog report released Thursday has found.