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January 6 Probes

Investigations into the January 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol.

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Jan 15, 2026
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Have political violence incidents in the US increased by party affiliation since 2020?

Political violence in the United States has risen since 2016 and spiked around and after the 2020 election period, and available reporting and datasets show that while incidents linked to both sides h...

Jan 21, 2026
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What is the documented record of Jake/Jake Lang’s involvement in January 6 and subsequent pardons and protests?

is a prominent participant who was federally charged with multiple offenses — including allegations he assaulted officers with a baseball bat and a riot shield — spent roughly four years in pretrial d...

Jan 16, 2026
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What prosecutions or investigations related to January 6 and foreign contacts have produced convictions or indictments, and how do they differ from treason?

Federal prosecutors pursued hundreds of January 6 defendants, securing hundreds of convictions and dozens of conspiracy indictments—including seditious conspiracy charges against organizers—while Spec...

Jan 16, 2026

What is known about the French Bitcoin donor and how prosecutors traced those funds to January 6 participants?

A Chainalysis-led blockchain analysis reported that roughly 28.15 BTC — about $500,000 in December 2020 value — was routed from a wallet linked to a French source to more than 20 addresses tied to U.S...

Feb 5, 2026

Why were the proud boys founded

were founded in 2016 by as a deliberately provocative, male-only group that framed itself as a social club defending “Western” norms against political correctness and perceived cultural erosion; criti...

Feb 3, 2026

What legal implications arose from Donald Trump's words in the January 6 2021 speech?

flowing from ’s , 2021 speech have ranged from congressional referrals and criminal investigation to civil litigation and political rebuttals, but their viability has been contested on constitutional ...

Feb 2, 2026

did trumps cabinet invoke the 25th amendment

’s Cabinet has not formally invoked Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to remove or temporarily displace President Trump; what exists in the record is discussion, calls from lawmakers and commentators, a...