Police bore down in large numbers on the Capitol over concerns a rally in support of jailed rioters from the Jan. 6 insurrection would turn violent. It didn't.

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DC rally ends without violence as police outnumber protesters

“The Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol and the falsehoods that inspired it continue to shape the Republican Party, with former president Donald Trump ramping up his defense of the rioters who participated in the violence while marshaling opposition to GOP lawmakers who have denounced the attack as an insurrection and a threat to American democracy,” the Washington Post reports.“Trump’s willingness to not only sweep the Jan.

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Republicans Silent as Trump Embraces Rioters

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has hired a former Bush administration official to serve as its top legal adviser.



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Jan. 6 committee taps former Bush administration official as top lawyer

A federal judge who sentenced a California architect on Friday to probation for her role in the Capitol riot stressed that the Jan. 6 insurrection “represented a threat to democracy” and continues to resonate “in sad and unfortunate ways.”

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Woman gets probation for ‘minimal’ role in Capitol riot

Allies of Donald Trump are mounting a Saturday rally at the U.S. Capitol, aimed at supporting what they call the “political prisoners” of the Jan. 6 insurrection — about 60 people held behind bars of the more…

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Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time

U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger took questions from the media on Friday about security preparations ahead of Saturday’s “Justice for J6” rally being held in support of those accused of crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Manger said it was difficult to determine if the threats of violence related to Saturday’s rally are credible, but citing the Jan. 6. attack itself, he said, “We’re not taking any chances.”


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U.S. Capitol and D.C. Police Hold News Conference Ahead of "Justice for J6" Rally

A new Annenberg survey finds that 49% of Americans said it was accurate to say that arresting those who entered the U.S. Capitol on January 6 to disrupt the certification of the presidential election violated the Constitution because they were exercising their constitutional right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

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Nearly Half Say It Was Wrong to Arrest Capitol Rioters

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday called Saturday’s ‘Justice for J6’ rally a setup for Republican voters — regardless of the outcome.



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Trump calls upcoming 'Justice for J6' rally a 'setup'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police has not found evidence of wrongdoing in most internal probes related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and recommended disciplinary action in six cases, the department said on Saturday.



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Capitol Police recommend disciplinary action for six officers in Jan. 6 internal probe

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