The judge said Thomas Caldwell didn’t enter the Capitol and his lawyer said he’s “suffering” in detention due to back problems.
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AG nominee Garland vows to restore DOJ independence; casts domestic extremist battle as ‘central’ to mission
“Communities of color and other minorities still face discrimination in housing, education, employment, and the criminal justice system.”
Capitol riot inquiry grows to 400 suspects; feds expect to bring sedition charges ‘very soon’
The federal prosecutor overseeing the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol assault said sedition inquiries are expected to “bear fruit very soon.”
FBI urges local police to share threat intelligence in run-up to Biden inauguration
FBI urges local police to share threat intel in advance of Biden inauguration
‘We get our President or we die’: FBI issued dire warning day before Capitol riots; 170 suspects investigated
The FBI Norfolk office issued a dire internal warning on the day before the Capitol riots that violent extremists were planning an armed uprising in Washington that the attackers described as “war.”
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigns as inauguration security looms
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf abruptly announced his resignation Monday as his agency leads critical security planning for the upcoming inauguration.
U.S. formally links Russia to massive ‘ongoing’ cyber attack; scope of hacking unclear
U.S. formally links Russia to ongoing cyberattack; scope of hack still unclear
What watchdogs? Trump leaves office with key IG jobs vacant across govt
At least a dozen of the 38 presidentially appointed inspectors general will not be in place at the end of the Trump administration.
Suspected al-Shabaab operative charged in 9/11 style hijacking plot; trained as pilot
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, a suspected operative of the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, has been charged with plotting a Sept. 11-style hijacking attack in the U.S.
Even as COVID-19 slows justice system, federal executions outnumber all states combined for the first time
Though COVID-19 drove down the number of executions this year, the federal government put to death more prisoners than all states combined.