U.S. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly rebuked President Donald Trump 's blanket pardons for those convicted of crimes during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in a new court filing. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email and Judge Kollar-Kotelly via the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for comment.
A federal judge who oversaw several trials for January 6 rioters has a furious response to President Donald Trump's decision pardoning 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol, Politico reported on Wednesday.
A federal judge says President Donald Trump's mass pardons for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol won't change the truth of what happened in the nation's capital four years ago.
The clemency grants by departing President Joe Biden and new President Donald Trump — one benefiting uncharged people not accused of wrongdoing, the other aiding rioters convicted of violent felonies — are vastly different in scope, impact, and their meaning for the rule of law.
Rhodes who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases brought by the Justice Department met with at least one lawmaker during his visit and chatted with others, defending his actions that day and taking no responsibility in violent siege that halted the certification of 2020 election.
Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington as his administration’s priorities begin to take shape.
Over 1,500 individuals have faced charges connected to the Capitol riot, including dozens of leaders, members and associates of the far-right Proud Boys group.
Misdemeanor case against Matthew Titus Allen of Castle, Oklahoma, was dismissed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C.