…Trump has not been cleared of any wrongdoing related to January 6 gives a clear indication that the former President and his allies remain a focal point in their investigation The top members of the select committee investigating the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill refuted recent claims by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy that … Read more
Chansley pleaded guilty on Friday to one felony count of obstruction in an official proceeding A popular supporter of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon has accepted a plea deal in federal court for his involvement in the US Capitol riots. Jacob Anthony Chansley was one of thousands of Trump supporters who attempted to prevent the … Read more
Trump supporters had stormed Congress on 6 January in a failed bid to thwart certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in November’s election. The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives has voted, with Republican support, for a commission to investigate the Capitol riot. Thirty-five Republicans defied their party leaders and former President Donald Trump in siding … Read more
The attack came amid tightened security in Washington after the January 6 insurrection by supporters of then-president Donald Trump One officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the US Capitol, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault … Read more
The officers are asking the court to award compensatory damages of a minimum of $75,000 each and an unstated amount in punitive damages Two Capitol Police Officers have sued former US president Donald Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection that left dozens of their fellow officers injured and one dead. Officers James Blassingame and … Read more
Trump was impeached by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives for his role in inciting the attack on the Capitol but acquitted by the Senate A Democratic congressman filed a lawsuit on Friday against former president Donald Trump, his son Donald Jr, his lawyer Rudy Giuliani and a Republican lawmaker for allegedly inciting the January 6 … Read more
All 50 US states and the District of Columbia (DC) are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. National Guard troops have been sent en masse to Washington DC, to deter any repeat of last week’s deadly riots. The FBI has warned of possible armed marches … Read more
US military chiefs have condemned the attack on the Capitol, reminding its officers of their obligation to defend the Constitution and reject extremism. America’s most senior general Mark Milley and the entire military Chiefs of Staff, which is comprised of the heads of each military branch, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday. “We … Read more
Two members of the US Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus, with one accusing Republicans of refusing to wear masks and mocking those who did during a riot at the legislature last week. In a tweet on Tuesday, Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said she had taken a test after being trapped in a secure … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the United States President, Donald Trump to emulate his Nigerian counterpart, President Muhammadu Buhari after losing an election. In a statement issued by the Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, titled, ‘The integrity of a leader is as important as strong institutions’, the … Read more
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday accused US authorities of treating pro-Trump protesters more leniently than anti-racism demonstrators who were forcibly dispersed by police in Washington last year. “No one can tell me that if it had been a group of Black Lives Matter protesting yesterday… they wouldn’t have been treated very, very different than the … Read more