WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision will further delay former President Donald Trump‘s Washington criminal case related to his efforts to stop the transfer of power in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, virtually guaranteeing that Trump’s trial won’t start before Election Day. Instead, the high court’s ruling […]
The that former President Donald Trump is entitled to immunity from prosecution for “official acts” taken during his presidency. But in a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court also ruled that he does not have immunity for his “unofficial acts” — and that not everything a president does can be considered official, as Trump […]
Federal prosecutors began signaling Monday that they may attempt to salvage dozens of felony cases they’ve leveled against Jan. 6 defendants, even after a Supreme Court ruling seemed poised to upend them. It’s a sign the Justice Department does not view last week’s ruling from the high court as a blanket rejection of their efforts […]
The U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — A former Pennsylvania police officer who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that delayed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results cannot be charged with obstructing an official proceeding unless a lower […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump skimmed over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, shifted blame for the violent mob siege and declined repeatedly to state unequivocally that he will accept the results of this year’s White House election. And President Joe Biden, who has said the work […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant charged with obstruction of an official proceeding quickly triggered activity to revisit that charge in other Capitol rioter cases, but it’s unlikely to derail former President Donald Trump‘s federal election interference case. Justice Department officials and attorneys for Jan. 6 defendants […]
A Texas man pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting officers at the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, the United States Attorney’s Office District of Columbia announced in a news release. Kyle Douglas McMahan, 42, of Watauga, pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers — a felony. He will learn his sentence on Sept. […]
By Tim Reid CHESAPEAKE, Virginia (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Friday that his supporters prosecuted for their actions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol should be freed, citing a Supreme Court ruling in favor of a man who challenged an obstruction charge related to the riot – a charge Trump […]
The Supreme Court issued three more opinions on Friday, marking the first time the justices have weighed in on the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Chief Justice John Roberts also announced that this coming Monday, July 1, will be the final day the court will issue opinions for this term — including […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a former police officer who is seeking to throw out an obstruction charge for joining the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The justices in a 6-3 vote on nonideological lines handed a win to defendant Joseph Fischer, who is among hundreds of Jan. 6 […]
Justice Amy Coney Barrett broke ranks with the conservative majority on the Supreme Court Friday, leveraging strong words against her colleagues for their interpretation of Fischer v. United States. After the court ruled 6-3 that the Justice Department overstepped in charging hundreds of January 6 rioters with obstruction, the Trump-appointed conservative judge used her dissenting […]
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, a 3rd District Democrat, hailed actions 70 years ago to create the U.S. Small Business Administration. She said the federal government needs to further expand broadband access to help companies grow and prosper. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — The lone Democrat in the Kansas congressional delegation expressed dismay Friday the U.S. […]