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January 6 riot

The riot that occurred on January 6, and the subsequent pardons and clemency issued to the participants.

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Jan 20, 2026
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did the Jan. 6th rioters that were pardoned by President Trump join ice agents

There is no confirmed public evidence that January 6 rioters pardoned by President Trump have been hired as ICE agents or Customs and Border Protection officers; reporting repeatedly describes the que...

Jan 27, 2026
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are there any J6 Rioters in ICE?

There is no publicly available, verifiable evidence in the reporting provided that names or documents a specific convicted participant as a current employee; instead, have opened an inquiry and demand...

Jan 16, 2026
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Have DHS or ICE officially responded to allegations that January 6 participants are employed in immigration enforcement?

DHS has publicly pushed back against allegations that it or ICE are actively recruiting or hiring January 6 defendants, characterizing congressional inquiries as “political theater” and denying specif...

Jan 7, 2026

Which specific law enforcement officers died in the days and months after Jan. 6, 2021, and what were the official causes of death?

One day after the Capitol breach, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died; the D.C. medical examiner ultimately concluded he died of natural causes (strokes) while noting that “all that transp...

Jan 18, 2026

Which specific Jan. 6 defendants have been reported hired by federal agencies since 2021, and which agencies employed them?

Reporting to date identifies a small number of formerly involved January 6 participants who later obtained or returned to federal employment — most prominently Jared L. Wise, who has publicly been rep...

Jan 13, 2026

What did the D.C. medical examiner ultimately say about Brian Sicknick’s cause of death?

The District of Columbia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner concluded that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes — specifically “acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts d...

Jan 10, 2026

What exact quotes has Charlie Kirk made about gay people and when were they said?

Charlie Kirk has repeatedly made a mix of explicitly condemnatory, theologically framed, and politically charged remarks about gay people and LGBTQ issues across podcast episodes, speeches and campus ...

Jan 7, 2026

How did media outlets and official spokespeople report the causes of death for officers who died after January 6 2021?

Reporting on the deaths of law enforcement linked to January 6, 2021, varied sharply over time: early media and some officials initially framed certain deaths as directly caused by the riot — most not...

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...