Topic: us-capitol-riot

Federal agent who joined crowd during US Capitol riot suspended

Federal agent who joined crowd during US Capitol riot suspended

Brad Heath, Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 07:57 AM

WASHINGTON) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended an agent who was outside the Capitol when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building, his lawyer said, in the first known case of authorities examining the conduct of a fellow federal agent during the deadly riot. Read more »

US right-wing platform Gab attacked by 'demon hackers' - CEO

US right-wing platform Gab attacked by 'demon hackers' - CEO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 08:29 AM

WASHINGTON - The CEO of Gab, a social network favored by the US political right, said the platform had been attacked by "demon hackers" after an activist group released user data described as an important resource for research on the far right. The activist group called DDoSecrets Collective released the data over the weekend to Wired magazine, claiming it offered "a record of the culture" related to the violent siege of the US Capitol on January 6. Read more »

Trump sued for Capitol attack under 'Ku Klux Klan Act'

Trump sued for Capitol attack under 'Ku Klux Klan Act'

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 06:22 AM

WASHINGTON - A senior Democratic congressman sued former president Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of violating the 19th century "Ku Klux Klan Act" by supporting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Read more »

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 09:36 PM

WASHINGTON - The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump tried to influence the result of Georgia's 2020 presidential election suggested the former president knew what he was doing when he asked a state official to "find" one more vote than he needed to win.   Read more »

All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 04:16 PM

The US Senate gavels in Tuesday on Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, with his defense team decrying it as a "brazen political act" of retribution and Democratic prosecutors arguing that the ex-president wilfully incited a violent insurrection. Read more »

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Auschwitz survivor saddened by U.S. Capitol attack

Jonathan Oatis and Rollo Ross, Reuters
Posted at Jan 27 10:29 AM

As the 76th anniversary on Wednesday of the liberation of Auschwitz draws closer, Bill Harvey, who survived the concentration camp, said he was shocked by displays of anti-Semitism during the U.S. Capitol riot. Read more »

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

Chris Lefkow and Elodie Cuzin, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 26 09:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate on Monday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Read more »

Parler partially reappears with support from Russian technology firm

Parler partially reappears with support from Russian technology firm

Joseph Menn, Kenneth Li and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jan 19 09:53 AM

The internet protocol address it used is owned by DDos-Guard, which is controlled by two Russian men and provides services including protection from distributed denial of service attacks, infrastructure expert Ronald Guilmette told Reuters. Read more »

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