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Capitol attacks may jeopardise public access to democratic institutions January 15, 2021 11.35am EST Disclosure statement The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners Washington DC’s Capitol building has been placed under extremely tight security since supporters of Donald Trump overran its halls. T...

Donald Trump supporters swarmed the US Capitol on January 6. Washington: Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last weeks siege of the US Capitol by President Donald Trumps supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended "to capture and assassinate elected officials." Prosecutors offered that view in a filing asking a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was famously photographed wearing horns as he stood at...

Air Force veteran aimed ‘to take hostages’ during US Capitol riot, prosecutor says January 14 This undated photo provided by the Grapevine Texas Police Department shows Larry Rendall Brock Jr. (GrapevineTexas Police Department via AP) FORT WORTH, Texas — A retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended “to take hostages,” a prosecutor said in a Texas court on Thursday. “He means t...

The Globe and Mail Michael Biesecker, Jake Bleiberg and James Laporta WASHINGTON Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Jose Luis Magana/The Associated Press As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men weari...

Dozens On FBI Terror Watch List Came To D.C. The Day Of Capitol Riot Dozens On FBI Terror Watch List Came To D.C. The Day Of Capitol Riot Its unclear whether any of the dozens of people already arrested for alleged crimes at the Capitol are on the terrorist watch list. The majority of the watchlisted individuals in Washington that day are suspected white supremacists. Washington: Dozens of people on a terrorist watch list were in Washington for pro-Trump events Jan. 6, a day that ended in ...

The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia said they have "no direct evidence at this point of kill, capture teams" after this month's siege at the Capitol.

Members of the pro-Trump mob at the U.S. Capitol intended "to capture and assassinate elected officials," federal prosecutors said in a new court filing against Jacob Chansley.

A man who donned fur, horns and red, white and blue face paint while storming the US Capitol last week is now requesting a pardon from President Donald Trump. According to The Hill, the man identified as Jacob Anthony Chansley, who also goes by the name "QAnon Shaman", turned himself in to authorities on Saturday after he travelled to Washington, DC, at Trumps call for "patriots" to take a stand against the rigged presidential election results. His lawyer Albert Watkins is now making a plea ...

Tracking extremist groups: ADL says it’s working with law enforcement to thwart threats in Richmond Tracking extremist groups: ADL says it’s working with law enforcement to thwart threats in Richmond By Henry Graff | January 15, 2021 at 11:58 AM EST - Updated January 15 at 6:38 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The threat that the country and capitals like Richmond are facing did not just come out of thin air. The rush is on for law enforcement to round up those involved in the U.S. Capi...

WASHINGTON -- Investigators have identified more than 200 suspects in their probe of the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol and arrested more than 100 individuals, FBI Director Chris Wray said Thursday in his first public appearance since the riot. "We know who you are if youre out there, and FBI agents are coming to find you," he said during an inauguration security briefing at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington with Vice President Mike Pence. Wrays comments come ...