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News Articles: insurrection

In this photo provided by the FBI, the man in the yellow circle is identified by an agent as Dominic Box on the east stairs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Federal case against Savannah man charged in Jan. 6 insurrection on track to proceed more quickly

The January hearing for Dominic Box, a Savannah man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, is two months earlier than originally scheduled.

January 06, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will focus on the role of QAnon and extremist groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in its upcoming hearing. Prosecutors have identified the man at the center of this photograph as a QAnon-supporter named Douglas Jensen. Jensen has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on the role of QAnon and extremists

Aides to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the next hearing would focus on extremist groups and their possible links to Trump and his allies.

July 11, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
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WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 committee hearings - Day 4

Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold another hearing June 21, this time focused on former President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure state legislators and local election officials to change the results of the 2020 presidential election.

June 21, 2022
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Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney BJay Pak testifies; Bipartisan effort on gun safety

Monday on Political Rewind: Former Georgia U.S. Attorney B.J. Pak is expected to testify before the Jan. 6 committee hearings this morning. Plus, a bipartisan Senate committee has reached a possible deal on gun legislation. Meanwhile, rifts widen between Trump-aligned GOP officials and Gov. Brian Kemp.

June 13, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Atlanta. Greene is appearing at a hearing Friday in Atlanta in a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because she helped facilitate the attack on the Capitol that disrupted certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

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Defiant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘can’t recall’ much in insurrection eligibility challenge

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defiantly deflected most questions about social media posts and comments she made in the leadup to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in a  Friday hearing to determine if she should be struck from the ballot.

April 22, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Cynthia Hughes, seen here wearing a "Due Process Denied" shirt, has become a regular on Steve Bannon's show, where she has described the Jan. 6 defendants as "political prisoners." On a recent episode, Hughes announced changes to the Patriot Freedom Project after receiving criticism.

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A controversial nonprofit for Capitol riot defendants makes changes after criticism

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 for people charged in the Capitol riot. After NPR reported that charity experts saw "red flags" with the group, they announced changes.

February 10, 2022
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  • Tom Dreisbach
A year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Ellipse near the White House where President Donald Trump spoke is covered with slush from a recent snowstorm, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington. Thursday marks the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, a violent attack that has fundamentally changed Congress and prompted widespread concerns about the future of American democracy.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: One year after the U.S. Capitol insurrection; Memorial services for Ga.'s Isakson

Thursday on Political Rewind: In a special live 2 p.m. edition, we mark the anniversary of a dark chapter in U.S. history. Last year on Jan. 6, supporters of former President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt the democratic process. The shockwaves continue to reverberate in Georgia and across the country in 2022. This all plays out today as funeral services for late former Sen. Johnny Isakson are underway.

January 06, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md, shakes hands with Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone after a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: House Hearing Reveals Chilling Testimony On Jan. 6 Attack; CDC's New Mask Guidance

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Congressional hearings in Washington, D.C., continue as a U.S. House panel investigates the Jan. 6 insurrection. Meanwhile, data show that the Center for Disease Control’s new guidance on wearing masks to fight the spread of the highly contagious delta coronavirus variant should apply to people in all but a small handful of counties in Georgia.

July 28, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Rioters clash with police trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

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Man Indicted For Attacking Officer With Skateboard During U.S. Capitol Riot

Federal investigators continue to make arrests into the insurrection at the Capitol months after the siege.

April 09, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
 In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo a placard is displayed with an image of the late U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick on it as people wait for an urn with his cremated remains to be carried into the U.S. Capitol to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington.

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2 Charged In Assault Of Capitol Officer Who Died After Riot

U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer’s death.

March 15, 2021
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  • Associated Press
State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson) poses with former Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 5 at the Naval Observatory in Washington D.C., the night before a violent insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol.

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Few Consequences So Far For Georgia Senators Who Pushed Election Misinformation

Nearly half of the Georgia state Senate committees headed by Republicans are now led by lawmakers who supported efforts to overturn the November election or promoted false claims of widespread election fraud, a review by the Georgia News Lab and GPB News has found.

February 11, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler ,
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18-year-old Bruno Cua of Milton has been arrested on charges of allegedly breaching the U.S. Senate floor in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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Georgia Teen Arrested On Charges Of Breaching Senate During Capitol Insurrection

18-year-old Bruno Cua of Milton allegedly breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, making it to the Senate floor and getting into an altercation with Capitol Police, according to federal court documents released Monday.

February 09, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
An honor guard carries an urn with the cremated remains of  Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick and a folded American flag up the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

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Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police Officer Slain By Mob, Lies In Honor In Rotunda

The cremated remains arrived with ceremony in a motorcade with members of Sicknick's family and were carried by colleagues into the Capitol. His urn rests on a pedestal next to a U.S. flag.

February 02, 2021
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  • Brakkton Booker and
  • Barbara Campbell
In this Jan. 6, 2021 photo, Trump supporters gather on the Washington Monument grounds in advance of a rally in Washington. Both within and outside the walls of the Capitol, banners and symbols of white supremacy and anti-government extremism were displayed as an insurrectionist mob swarmed the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Extremism And White Supremacy Before and After Capitol Insurrection

Tuesday on Political Rewind: a special look at domestic extremism. The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 revealed the broad scope of violent extremist groups to many Americans. A web of overlapping organizations online concealed dark intentions in plain sight, even as their numbers and commitment to acts of terror grew.

How did we get here, and where do we stand now? Our panel of experts dives deep on the threat of extremist groups in Georgia and across the nation.

February 02, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. As rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol building, the grounds normally hailed as the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups. Militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations and fervent supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stood shoulder to shoulder, unified in rage.

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Georgia Today: Insurrection Shines A Light On Militant Groups

In the week since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI has announced dozens of arrests, with many more to come. Some of the rioters have lost their jobs, with others placed on no-fly lists. Chris Joyner is an investigative reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. On Georgia Today, he discusses his reporting on Georgians swept up in the insurrection.

January 13, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Sean Powers
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