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House vote on Senate Jan. 6 provision bares fresh Republican rift
David Morgan, Reuters | Posted Nov. 19 - 6:31 p.m.
The House of Representatives was expected to vote on Wednesday to repeal a controversial provision allowing senators to sue federal investigators for $500,000 over unannounced phone record searches.
Utah man charged in Jan. 6 riot and detained in Salt Lake stabbing death faces new charges
Pat Reavy, KSL.com | Posted Nov. 14 - 4:33 p.m.
A Utah man who police say has a violent criminal history that includes a fatal stabbing at Liberty Park and firing a gun inside the U.S. Capitol is facing new criminal charges.
Deal to end shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500K for Jan. 6 probe
David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted Nov. 11 - 8:34 p.m.
Legislation that would end the government shutdown would also allow eight Republican senators to seek damages for alleged privacy violations stemming from the investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Trump threatens to sue as BBC admits erroneous speech edit
Paul Sandle, Sam Tabahriti and Jack Queen, Reuters | Posted Nov. 10 - 1:33 p.m.
President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC for its editing of a speech he made in 2021 on the day his supporters overran the Capitol, which the British broadcaster admitted on Monday was an "error of judgment."
FBI fires more agents who investigated Trump, then reverses course, sources say
Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Nov. 3 - 10:21 p.m.
The FBI has fired four agents who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's team investigating President Donald Trump, although some of those terminations were later reversed.
Prosecutors suspended after calling Jan. 6 defendants 'mob of rioters,' sources say
Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted Oct. 29 - 9:46 p.m.
The Justice Department placed two prosecutors on leave on Wednesday, hours after they referred to Trump supporters as "a mob of rioters" in a sentencing memo, sources told Reuters.
US to settle with family of woman killed during Capitol riot, reports say
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted May 2 - 5:32 p.m.
The U.S. government has reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, a supporter of President Donald Trump who was shot and killed by a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to U.S. media reports.
US intelligence investigating whether FBI involved in 2021 Capitol riot
Jonathan Landay, Reuters | Posted April 9 - 10:18 p.m.
The top U.S. spy's chief of staff on Wednesday said the intelligence community is investigating whether the FBI was involved in planning the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
US Justice Department moves to protect Trump from Jan. 6 lawsuits
Andrew Goudsward, Reuters | Posted March 21 - 2:30 p.m.
The U.S. Justice Department has moved to shield President Donald Trump from civil lawsuits by police and Democratic lawmakers seeking to hold him responsible for violence during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
Judge drops restrictions on some Oath Keepers from entering US Capitol
Andrew Goudsward and Costas Pitas, Reuters | Posted Jan. 27 - 2:43 p.m.
A federal judge on Monday dropped restrictions on Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers, from entering Washington, a court order showed.
Hundreds of Capitol rioters released from prison after Trump's sweeping pardon
Julio-Cesar Chavez, Andrew Goudsward, Jason Lange and Nathan Layne, Reuters | Posted Jan. 22 - 6:54 a.m.
Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people.
Jan. 6 attack: How far did criminal cases against Utahns get?
Mike Headrick, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 21 - 7:32 a.m.
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned about 1,500 participants in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Nineteen of those either charged or convicted in the riot are from Utah.
Biden issues pardons to protect Milley, Fauci, Cheney from Trump retaliation
Doina Chiacu, Reuters | Posted Jan. 20 - 8:07 a.m.
President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci.
Trump plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted Jan. 6 rioters
Alayna Treene, Alison Main and Marshall Cohen, CNN | Posted Jan. 19 - 5:27 p.m.
President-elect Donald Trump and his team have drafted a slate of pardons for people convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack to be issued on Day 1, sources familiar with the plans told CNN.
Prosecutor Jack Smith defends criminal case against Trump, citing 'unprecedented criminal effort'
Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters | Posted Jan. 14 - 8:33 a.m.
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold on to power after losing the 2020 election, but was thwarted in bringing the case to trial by the president-elect's November election victory, according to a report published on Tuesday.
VP-elect Vance says Jan. 6 rioters who committed violence 'obviously' shouldn't be pardoned
Associated Press | Posted Jan. 13 - 7:54 a.m.
Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot "obviously" should not be pardoned.
Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 9 - 8:02 p.m.
A federal appeals court has denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss.
Indiana man who fled to avoid prison sentence for storming Capitol is arrested in Canada
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 9 - 5:42 p.m.
An Indiana man who fled to avoid a nine-month prison sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in Canada this week on the fourth anniversary of the mob's attack.
Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's request to travel to inauguration with ex-Rep. Chris Stewart
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 7:11 p.m.
A judge has denied the request of a man convicted of participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection to travel to President-elect Trump's inauguration at the invitation of former Utah Rep. Chris Stewart.
Congress certifies Trump election victory with Harris presiding
Richard Cowan and David Morgan, Reuters | Posted Jan. 6 - 2:27 p.m.
Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump's election victory on Monday during a session presided over by Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the November contest.
Biden honors Liz Cheney and others with Presidential Citizens Medal
Andrea Shalal and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters | Posted Jan. 2 - 8:38 p.m.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, who bucked her Republican Party to strongly criticize President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies, was one of 20 people awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the country's highest civilian honors, by President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Poll: Trump's policy promises garner widespread support from Utahns
Samuel Benson, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 24 - 9:05 p.m.
Utahns are largely supportive of President-elect Donald Trump's policy promises, including his plans to conduct deportations and reduce U.S. involvement abroad, a new poll found.
Trump pushes for FBI probe of Republican Liz Cheney over Jan. 6 panel
Reuters | Posted Dec. 18 - 8:52 a.m.
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday backed a call for the FBI to investigate fellow Republican former congresswoman Liz Cheney over her role in leading Congress's probe of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
Ex-Utah Rep. Chris Stewart asks judge to allow Jan. 6 defendant to attend Trump inauguration
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Dec. 12 - 9:22 p.m.
Former Utah Rep. Chris Stewart has invited a man who pleaded guilty to participating in the Jan. 6 riot of the U.S. Capitol to Washington for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
