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Court pauses release of Trump White House documents

Agence France Presse
Posted at Nov 12 08:38 AM

A US court granted former president Donald Trump's request to temporarily halt release of White House documents that could implicate him in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Read more »

Trump sues to keep records on Capitol attack secret

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 07:58 AM

Donald Trump is suing to block the release of White House records related to the January 6 insurrection that he was impeached for inciting. Read more »

'Trump tries to block testimony on January 6 uprising'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 07:23 AM

Former president Donald Trump has told four former senior aides not to comply with a congressional probe into the January 6 attack on Congress. Read more »

'This is how I'm going to die': Police testify on US Capitol riot

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 08:43 AM

WASHINGTON - Four police officers delivered graphic, riveting testimony Tuesday about their violent clashes with rioters while defending the US Capitol on January 6, as a congressional panel launched its probe of the deadly insurrection. Read more »

FBI warns that QAnon followers could engage in 'real-world violence'

Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 09:39 AM

WASHINGTON - The FBI has warned that followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory could again engage in violence against political opponents out of frustration that the theory's predictions have not come true.   Read more »

Donald Trump 'egged on' Capitol rioters: Facebook panel co-chair

Virginie Montet, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 10 02:43 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump encouraged the Capitol rioters and so earned his Facebook ban, but the social media giant's rules are in "shambles" and need fixing, the co-chair of the network's oversight panel said Sunday. Read more »

Trump to be allowed back on YouTube when 'risk of violence' falls

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 07:29 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video sharing platform said Thursday. Read more »

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 »

YouTube bans Trump for another week over inauguration violence concerns

Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 07:53 AM

YouTube said on Tuesday it was extending a one-week ban on outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump uploading videos or live-streaming to his channel for at least an additional seven days. Read more »

FBI says Capitol rioter allegedly hoped to sell Pelosi laptop to Russia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 09:36 AM

WASHINGTON - A young woman identified as having taken part in the storming of the US Capitol reportedly stole a laptop belonging to top Democrat Nancy Pelosi and hoped to sell it to a Russian spy agency, according to an FBI criminal complaint. Read more »

Nancy Pelosi's stolen lectern back at the Capitol

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 07:19 AM

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's lectern was back in its rightful spot at the Capitol Wednesday, a week after it was stolen during the violent incursion of the building by a mob of Trump supporters.  Read more »

EXPLAINER: Can Trump be removed from office before his term ends on Jan. 20?

Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 12:22 PM

The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday has prompted calls by some Congressional Democrats to remove him from office before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20. Read more »