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FBI says it warned law enforcement of threat of the Capitol riot, planned in part on publicly available social media. For many accused of trying to block Congress from confirming the winner of the US presidential election on January 6, arrest was a reality check. Now they are getting another. As defendants charged in the Capitol siege have been coming through court, some have been shifting blame onto former President Donald Trump, downplaying their actions or expressing remorse. But federal judges, particularly those who work a few blocks from the Capitol, aren't buying it. One judge called...

US District Judge Beryl Howell, chief federal jurist for the District of Columbia, responded incredulously to one defence attorney who said his client believed Trump requested his unlawful conduct. She said if a president could authorise overturning an election he would be no different from “a king or a dictator,” and “that is not how we operate here.” When the attorney added that the man, the accused leader of a Proud Boys group, had been “chastened rather than emboldened” by the federal charges and that his anti-government “fever has broken,” Howell clapped back. “Essentia...

Capitol Riot Defendants Facing Jail Have Regrets. Judges Aren't Buying It Capitol Riot Defendants Facing Jail Have Regrets. Judges Aren't Buying It As defendants charged in the Capitol siege have been coming through court, some have been shifting blame onto former president Donald Trump. Thousands of Donald Trump supporters violently stormed the US Capitol on January 6 Washington: For many accused of attempting to obstruct the certification of the U.S. presidential election on Jan. 6, arrest was a reality check. Now they are getting another. As defendants charged in the Capitol siege hav...

In this file photo taken on January 6, 2021, police detain a person as supporters of US President Donald Trump riot outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. - A day after the Senate acquitted Donald Trump in a historic second impeachment trial, America was weighing how long a shadow the former president, even with a tarnished legacy, will continue to cast -- over his party, and over the country. As much of the world watched, the Senate on February 13, 2021 voted 57-43 to convict Trump of inciting the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. It was a stinging rebuke, with seven Republicans joinin...

By RACHEL WEINER AND SPENCER S. HSU | The Washington Post | Published: February 26, 2021 WASHINGTON — For many accused of trying to block Congress from confirming the winner of the presidential election on Jan. 6, arrest was a reality check. Now they are getting another. As defendants charged in the Capitol siege have been coming through court, some have been shifting blame onto former President Donald Trump, downplaying their actions or expressing remorse. But federal judges, particularly those who work a few blocks from the Capitol, aren't buying it. One judge called a defendant's clai...