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Trump pardons or commutes all charged Jan. 6 rioters
Speed Read The new president pardoned roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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DOJ releases Trump Jan. 6 special counsel report
Speed Read Jack Smith's report details the president-elect's "criminal efforts to retain power" amid the 2020 election
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump talks pardoning Jan. 6 rioters, jailing rivals
Speed Read On NBC's "Meet the Press," the president-elect said he would pardon Capitol rioters and end constitutionally guaranteed "birthright" citizenship
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Jack Smith filing details Jan. 6 case against Trump
Speed Read The special counsel's newly unsealed brief argues Trump is not immune from prosecution and gives new details on his efforts to overturn the election
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Steve Bannon ordered to prison by July 1
Speed Read The former Trump adviser will serve a four-month contempt of Congress sentence
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Justice Alito's Jan. 6 flag problem grows
Speed Read The justice’s beach house displayed a flag popular with Capitol rioters, calling his impartiality into question
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Watch ex-Trump lawyers preview their potential testimony in Georgia election conspiracy case
Speed Read Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell told Fulton County prosecutors a little of what they know before taking plea deals
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'Shut up!' GOP isn't eager to discuss Speaker Mike Johnson's 2020 election reversal efforts
Speed Read The newly elected House speaker played a key behind-the-scenes role in trying to overturn Donald Trump's loss
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Trump's ex-lawyers keep reaching deals to testify against him
Speed Read Jenna Ellis became just the latest member of Trump's election-denial legal team to reach a plea deal with prosecutors, but she likely won't be the last
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The Proud Boys: paying the price for attacking the Capitol
In the Spotlight A judge sentenced Enrique Tarrio, former leader of the far-right group, to 22 years in federal prison for seditious conspiracy
By The Week Staff Published
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How Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's 22-year sentence compares to other Jan. 6 punishments
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By Peter Weber Published
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Could the 14th Amendment be Trump's undoing?
Today's Big Question How a post-Civil War amendment against insurrectionists could disqualify Trump
By Harold Maass Published
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Inside Mike Pence's change of heart
Under the Radar How did the rift between Trump and Pence become so wide?
By Harold Maass Published
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Trump, legal experts agree he faces imminent indictment in federal Jan. 6 investigation
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By Peter Weber Published
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