A decision by the acting leadership at the U.S. Justice Department to delete its public webpages and case summaries of the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol prosecution has triggered a legal challenge from a watchdog group and blowback from a federal judge who oversaw some of the cases. The controversial decision has also drawn … Read more
CBS News Chicago Live CHICAGO (CBS) — Governor JB Pritzker is calling on the Department of Central Management Services to reject those pardoned by President Trump for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol for consideration for state jobs. In a letter addressed to director Raven DeVaughn, Pritzker says those who … Read more
A Texas man released from prison under President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is wanted by authorities on a 2016 charge of soliciting a minor online, prosecutors say. Andrew Taake, 36, was accused of attacking police officers with bear spray and a metal whip during the Capitol … Read more
John Dickerson on the message that Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons sends to law enforcement – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump issued roughly 1,500 pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, John Dickerson examines what kind of message it sends to the law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol that day. Be the first to … Read more
Speaker Mike Johnson plans to look into Jan. 6 and its investigation committee – CBS News Watch CBS News Many Republican lawmakers have said that they want to “look forward, not back” regarding Jan. 6 and President Trump’s pardons. But House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to establish a subcommittee that will look into … Read more
Federal judges slam Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons – CBS News Watch CBS News Following President Trump’s sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants, federal judges who presided over cases are letting their discontent be heard. CBS News digital politics reporter Melissa Quinn has the details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Final wave of Jan. 6 prison releases continue – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump granted clemency for more than 1,500 people for their cases related to Jan. 6. Some were released from prison on Wednesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Jan. 6 defendants freed, one wants retribution – CBS News Watch CBS News As more Jan. 6 defendants are freed following President Trump’s blanket pardons, supporters cheer outside the D.C. Jail. Among those released are key figures from right-wing groups, including Oath Keepers’ Stewart Rhodes and Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio, who is calling for payback. … Read more
These Jan. 6 rioters are out of prison after Trump pardons – CBS News Watch CBS News Several Jan. 6, 2021, have been released from federal prisons after President Trump’s pardons issued on Day 1 of his second term in the White House. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga reports. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more
Trump pardons thousands of Jan. 6 defendants – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump pardoned about 1,500 defendants convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Monday night, hours after returning to the Oval Office. CBS News’ Major Garrett, Fin Gómez, Lindsey Reiser and Ed O’Keefe have the latest. Plus, NOTUS reporter Evan … Read more