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Trump defends his decision to grant a pardon
President-elect Donald Trump has pardoned all those convicted in connection with the US Capitol riot on January 6. US President Joe Biden issued pardons to former Gen Mark Milley and Dr Anthony Fauci, along with members of the January 6 committee. Trump also commuted the sentences of 14 people, including four leaders of the far-right…
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The leader of the Oath Keepers requested that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act
US prosecutors said that none of the witnesses, including Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes and Michael Greene, interviewed by Justice Department have said that the militia group was meant to attack the US Capitol in January 2021. Rhodes and the other defendants who went into the Capitol were planning specifically by the Proud Boys and Oath…
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The trial on seditious conspiracy charges starts Monday
The leader of the Proud Boys, an extreme right-wing organisation in the US, told his followers that the group’s members should not be wearing its uniforms because they would break the law, a prosecution witness said. Prosecutors also said the group’s leader, Gavin Tarrio, told new members that they’ll have a “top-down structure”. Tarrio is…