Trump Says He Would Have Had a ‘Very Nasty Life’ if He’d Lost the Election
The president’s remarks were a surprisingly public acknowledgment that he had campaigned for his freedom as much as for the White House itself.
Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)
Johnson Joins the Trump Entourage, Shrinking the Role of House Speaker
In positioning himself as a junior partner to the president and doing his bidding on matters large and small, the Louisiana Republican is diminishing a job that involves leading a coequal branch of government.
Man Pardoned in Jan. 6 Riot Is Fatally Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy During Traffic Stop
The police said that Matthew W. Huttle, 42, of Hobart, Ind., who was sentenced to six months for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol in 2021, resisted arrest after he was stopped in Indiana on Sunday.
Oath Keepers Leader’s Travel Restrictions Lifted With New U.S. Attorney’s Help
Ed Martin, President Trump’s new U.S. attorney in Washington, came to the aid of the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes had been sentenced to 18 years for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
The South Carolina Republican told CNN that he “did not like” how Trump pardoned people who “beat up cops,” and suggested he would be open to curtailing the presidential pardon power.
Trump Tests the Boundaries of the Presidency
Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.
Trump’s New U.S. Attorney in D.C. Comes to Aid of Oath Keepers Leader
Ed Martin, a longtime advocate for Jan. 6 defendants recently named to run the prosecutors’ office, sought to undo a judge’s order barring Stewart Rhodes from visiting Washington.
Trump Supports the Police, Just as Long as They Support Him
President Trump’s flurry of pardons this week sent a message to law enforcement: He will “back the blue” if they back him.
Violent Acts of Many Jan. 6 Rioters Pardoned by Trump Are Shown in Videos
President Trump pardoned men who violently attacked police officers on Jan. 6 along with nearly 1,600 other people who had been charged in connection with the riot. But his grant of clemency did not erase the video evidence of their crimes.
After His Jan. 6 Case Was Dropped, a Florida Man Is Arrested on a Gun Charge
The man faced felony charges related to the Capitol attack, including using an explosive device to assault police officers. President Trump granted broad clemency to the rioters in one of his first acts.