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Four Oath Keepers sentenced for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Prosecutors sought 10 years or more for Oath Keepers Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallejo, David Moerschel and Joseph Hackett, but all received less than five-year terms.

By Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Jackman2 days ago

Prosecutors have recording of Trump discussing sensitive Iran document

By Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig3 days ago

Mother of Ashli Babbitt arrested in D.C., police say

By Martin Weil4 days ago

Mar-a-Lago prosecutors eye July episode with Trump surveillance cameras

By Spencer S. Hsu, Josh Dawsey and Devlin Barrett4 days ago

More Oath Keepers convicted with Rhodes for Jan. 6 attack are sentenced

By Spencer S. Hsu2 weeks ago

The Jan. 6 Committee Report

Read the committee’s final report

By Aaron BlakeDecember 22

Key findings from the final report

By Aaron BlakeDecember 23

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

By Cat Zakrzewski, Cristiano Lima and Drew HarwellJanuary 17

The most intriguing revelations, new evidence from Jan. 6 transcripts

By Patrick Marley, Hannah Allam, Rosalind S. Helderman, Mary Jo Murphy and Dan LamotheJanuary 3

Opinions

Cartoon by Mike Smith

Opinion by Mike SmithMay 30

What was inauspicious about DeSantis’s start? Suggesting pardons for Jan. 6 rioters.

Opinion by the Editorial BoardMay 25

The Proud Boys jury got it right on Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Opinion by Eugene RobinsonMay 4

There’s a better alternative to a criminal prosecution for Jan. 6

Letters to the EditorApril 25

This Jan. 6 case could make U.S. politics even worse

Opinion by Jason WillickApril 13

Thank you, Kevin McCarthy and Tucker Carlson

Opinion by Paul WaldmanMarch 9

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Catch UpWatch short recaps of the committee’s hearings

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U.S. judge upholds gun ban for those on probation for misdemeanors

May 26, 2023

DeSantis says, if elected president, he’d consider pardons for Jan. 6 offenders

May 25, 2023

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Trump workers moved Mar-a-Lago boxes a day before FBI came for documents

May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers leader Rhodes gets 18 years for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

May 25, 2023

Rioter pictured with foot on desk in speaker’s offices gets 4½ years

May 24, 2023

D.C. police officer arrested, accused of leaking info to Proud Boys leader

May 19, 2023

Marine is first active-duty military member convicted in Jan. 6 riot

May 17, 2023

Attorney Tim Parlatore says he is leaving Donald Trump’s legal team

May 17, 2023

‘Tool’ of the Proud Boys convicted of Jan. 6 police assault, rioting

May 12, 2023

Did Jan. 6 defendants act ‘corruptly’? An appeals court weighs the question.

May 11, 2023

Man seen dangling from Senate balcony on Jan. 6 sentenced to 15 months

May 10, 2023

Va. Navy reservist who praised Nazis given four more years in Jan. 6 riot

May 11, 2023

Oath Keepers founder Rhodes asks for leniency in sedition sentence

May 8, 2023

U.S. seeks 25 years in prison for Rhodes in first Jan. 6 sedition case

May 6, 2023

Man who attacked police gets stiffest sentence so far for a Jan. 6 rioter

May 5, 2023

After latest Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions, Trump says Justice Dept. is ‘destroying lives’

May 5, 2023

Proud Boys revealed: Videos, secret chats show how Jan. 6 plot unfolded

May 5, 2023

Analysis

Enrique Tarrio was not just a random seditionist

May 4, 2023

Analysis

Trump is inviting Dems to make 2024 about Jan. 6. And they’re obliging.

May 4, 2023

Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio, 3 others guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

May 4, 2023

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The Attack: Before, During and After

An investigation by The Post reveals numerous new warnings of violence on Jan. 6 that went unheeded, the cost of President Donald Trump’s inaction as the Capitol was overrun and the distrust that has spread across the country in the aftermath.

October 31, 2021