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January 6 Prosecutions

The prosecutions related to the January 6, 2021 event and the Supreme Court's rulings on obstruction charges.

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Jan 27, 2026
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Which specific Jan. 6 defendants were indicted or convicted for carrying firearms on Capitol grounds and what were the outcomes?

A discrete but consequential group of January 6 defendants were formally accused or found guilty of bringing ; among the named cases in public filings and reporting are , , , , and Timothy Hale‑Cusane...

Jan 16, 2026
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Which pardoned individuals had restitution or fines erased and what were the amounts?

A set of high-profile clemency actions wiped away court-ordered financial obligations for multiple pardoned defendants and at least one corporation; reporting and tracking by former DOJ pardon attorne...

Jan 12, 2026
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What legal consequences have followed the pardons Trump issued to January 6 defendants and other figures?

The sweeping clemency actions President Trump took on his first day back in office wiped federal sentences and halted prosecutions for roughly 1,500 people charged in connection with January 6, 2021, ...

Jan 29, 2026

Did the Supreme Court consider any election-related cases after January 6 2021?

did not step in to alter the immediate certification of the in the days around , 2021, but that silence was not the end of its engagement with election-related disputes: in the years that followed the...

Jan 17, 2026

Have any January 6 defendants been hired by US government agencies since 2021?

Public reporting shows that some people connected to January 6 have been brought into federal roles since 2021—most prominently at the Department of Justice—while congressional Democrats are actively ...

Jan 11, 2026

Has Julie Kelly testified before Congress about January 6 reporting?

Yes: Julie Kelly appeared in the Congressional record as a witness on January 21, 2022, submitting testimony about conditions for January 6 defendants and her reporting on the events and aftermath; of...

Jan 8, 2026

How do treason charges differ from crimes like sedition, conspiracy, or obstructing an official proceeding?

Treason is a narrowly defined, constitutionally rooted crime reserved for acts of levying war against the United States or giving “aid and comfort” to its enemies and carries a uniquely high evidentia...

Jan 7, 2026

What does the Department of Justice count as an assault or injury for January 6 prosecutions?

The Justice Department has treated "assault" in the January 6 prosecutions as a spectrum of conduct that ranges from physically striking officers to obstructive behavior charged as "assaulting, resist...

Jan 6, 2026

How many officers were physically assaulted on January 6, and what prosecutions have resulted from those assaults?

The number of officers who were physically assaulted on January 6 cannot be pinned to a single definitive tally in the public record, but federal prosecutors charged more than 590 individuals with ass...