Latest in Jan. 6: Prosecutions
Did Trump violate the Espionage Act? How does this change Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations? And what does all of this mean for his reelection campaign?
Domestic terrorism legislation is still useful—even if Jan. 6 rioters have been prosecuted without a federal law on the books.
Thursday was sentencing day for some senior Oath Keepers, and Lawfare Senior Editor Roger Parloff spent the day in court listening to and watching the sentencing of Elmer Stewart Rhodes III and Kelly Meggs, two Oath Keepers chieftains who were convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection. They got a lot of time: Rhodes got 18 years; Meggs got 12. They also got a terrorism enhancement. It was a bad day if you're an Oath Keeper and a really bad day if you're a Proud Boy.
The government’s requests are aggressive and, extrapolating from judges’ previous sentencing practices, unlikely to be accepted in full.
Monday’s filing is the latest in Willis’s long-running investigation into Trump's alleged meddling in the 2020 presidential election.
Ten media companies filed a response to Trump’s motion to quash the final report of the Fulton County special purpose grand jury.
The story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place.
Eight out of ten electors who convened to vote for former President Donald Trump took immunity deals in the Fulton County investigation, and seven have sat for interviews.
Yesterday was verdict day for the Proud Boys. Mid-morning, the jury notified Judge Tim Kelly that it had reached a partial verdict, and that partial verdict was “guilty of seditious conspiracy” for four of the five defendants.
Roger Parloff will sit down with Ben Wittes to discuss the trial, verdict, and its implications.