Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused former US President Donald Trump of a long pattern of lying about elections and encouraging violence. They said he "sent" supporters to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to criminally block the election results, The Washington Post reported.
Indian-American entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy dodged questions, when he was asked about his old tweet criticising Donald Trump over the attack on US Capitol.
Joe Biggs, a leader of the ‘Proud Boys’ group has been sentenced to 17 years of prison for allegedly leading the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, CNN reported on Thursday.
US prosecutors have asked for 33 years of sentencing for former ‘Proud Boys’ chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and leader Joe Biggs in connection with the January 6 Capitol Riots, The Washington Post reported.
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on Wednesday (local time) for his efforts to overturn the 2020 US Presidential polls which resulted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, The Hill reported.
The White House on Tuesday declined to comment on the ongoing probe on former President Donald Trump, and said that President Joe Biden respects the ‘independence’ of the Department of Justice, CNN reported.
The members of Proud Boys were found guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to keep President Donald Trump in power after his election defeat by leading a violent mob in attacking the Capitol.
Four members of the Oath Keepers far-right group were convicted of seditious conspiracy over the January 2021 Capitol riot by a jury in the United States on Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
Targeting former President Donald Trump and other Republicans who continue to spread lies about the 2020 election, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that democracy cannot be taken for granted in the country, emphasizing that people have to defend democracy.
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison on Friday (local time) for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena from the January 6 committee -2021 attack on the Capitol and was also fined USD 6,500.
After Twitter banned Kanye West for a series of antisemitic posts, the rapper has now decided to acquire the conservative social media network Parler, which was last year scrutinized for its role in the U.S. Capitol riots.