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News Articles: U.S. Capitol insurrection

Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., greets Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Tuesday as committee members Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wait their turn.

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  • Politics

Shaye Moss staffed an election office in Georgia. Then she was targeted by Trump

Former Georgia election worker Shaye Moss testified at the Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday about the attacks she and her family received when Trump and Giuliani targeted them with false accusations.

June 22, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
After violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, Vice President Mike Pence leads senators to the House chamber to continue the joint session of the House and Senate and count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election.

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  • Politics

The Jan. 6 committee is meeting Thursday. Here's what to expect

The panel's third meeting this month will focus on how former President Trump pressured former Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes. The hearing starts at 1 p.m. ET.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Maya Rosenberg
Evan Neumann, who is wanted by the FBI, holds his new Belarusian documents at the department of citizenship and migration office in Brest, Belarus.

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  • World

A Jan. 6 Capitol riot suspect wanted by the FBI was granted refugee status in Belarus

Evan Neumann is under federal indictment in the U.S. for more than a dozen charges linked to last year's Capitol insurrection. Russian ally Belarus has granted him asylum and protection indefinitely.

March 23, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
This sketch depicts Guy Wesley Reffitt (left) and his lawyer, William Welch, in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28. A jury found Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Investigations

In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

March 09, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
The Justice Department says that as the leader and creator of a special chapter of the Proud Boys known as the Ministry of Self Defense, Enrique Tarrio "led the advance planning and remained in contact with other members of the Proud Boys during their breach of the Capitol."

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  • Law

Enrique Tarrio, who led the Proud Boys, is arrested over the U.S. Capitol attack

Enrique Tarrio may not have physically taken part on the Jan. 6 breach, but the Justice Department has charged him for allegedly leading the advance planning and taking credit for it on social media.

March 08, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, a nonprofit group said it has raised around $900,000 for the alleged rioters, but some of their families are raising questions about how the money is being spent.

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  • Investigations

Experts see 'red flags' at nonprofit raising big money for Capitol riot defendants

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 to support alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. The group says the funds support defendants, but families have raised concerns about transparency.

January 22, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a 2017 rally outside the White House.

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  • Law

Oath Keepers leader arrested, charged with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot

The federal government has charged Stewart Rhodes and 10 others with seditious conspiracy in the most serious case to emerge from its investigation into the Capitol riot.

January 13, 2022
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson and
  • Ryan Lucas
In the year since the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, a crackdown by big tech platforms has sent the attack's organizers and far-right groups scrambling for new homes on the internet.

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  • Technology

Kicked off Facebook and Twitter, far-right groups lose online clout

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

January 06, 2022
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
In the year since the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors have charged more than 700 people related to the attack.

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  • Investigations

5 takeaways from the Capitol riot criminal cases, one year later

NPR has been tracking every criminal case related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. One year after the riot, here are some of the key patterns that have emerged from the cases.

January 06, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach,
  • Meg Anderson,
  • and 1 more
U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger was sworn in on July 23 after a nationwide search.

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  • National Security

A year after the darkest day for Capitol Police, its new chief focuses on rebuilding

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger has been on the job less than six months. He hopes to lead a new chapter at the embattled agency.

January 03, 2022
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Rioters take to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. An NPR analysis found more Capitol riot defendants may have ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right group, than was previously known.

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  • Investigations

Capitol riot suspects had more ties to Oath Keepers than previously known

NPR has identified previously undisclosed connections between the far-right anti-government group the Oath Keepers and defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

November 11, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

October 28, 2021
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By:
  • Terry Gross
Protesters storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.

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  • Politics

The White House authorizes the National Archives to share documents with Jan. 6 panel

Separately, the select committee investigating the Capitol riot indicated that former Trump strategist Steve Bannon is not planning to comply with the subpoena it issued to him.

October 08, 2021
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales and
  • Tamara Keith
The FBI has released a substantial amount of information, including surveillance video, and a new virtual map of the steps they took the night in question, about the unidentified bomb-maker.

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  • Law

The FBI Releases New Video Of The Person Who Planted Bombs Before The Capitol Riot

The FBI is asking the American public to review the new information and come forward with any information about the possible identity of the bomb-maker.

September 09, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Justice Department says former Trump administration officials can testify before Congress about Jan. 6 and the events leading up to the insurrection.

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  • Politics

Justice Department Clears Way For Trump Officials To Testify About Jan. 6

The department says it would not be appropriate for former officials to claim executive privilege forbids them from testifying before Congress.

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Naylor and
  • Carrie Johnson
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