ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio during a rally in Portland, Oregon, September 26, 2020. (Allison Dinner/AP)

August 18, 2023, 6:52 am

US seeking 33-year sentence for ex-Proud Boys leader convicted of January 6 sedition

Prosecutors argue for so-called terrorism enhancement to extend Enrique Tarrio’s prison term, asking for almost double longest punishment handed down over Capitol riot so far

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Former US president Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

August 6, 2023, 6:51 am

Prosecutors ask judge to prevent Trump from sharing case materials

Request for protective order comes after former US president appeared to threaten revenge against those who ‘come after’ him

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Former US President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he smiles while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, November 15, 2022. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

July 28, 2023, 3:53 am

Trump accused of asking staffer to delete footage in Florida secret documents case

Former president faces fresh charges of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information

By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Insurrectionists loyal to then-US president Donald Trump storm the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

May 26, 2023, 10:32 pm

Oath Keeper who stormed US Capitol on Jan. 6 gets more than 8 years in prison

Jessica Watkins is third member of antigovernment group to be sentenced this week over riot after Trump’s defeat in election two years ago

By Michael Kunzelman, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. (AP/Susan Walsh)

May 25, 2023, 9:31 pm

Oath Keepers boss gets 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy in US Capitol riot

Prison term for Stewart Rhodes is the longest to be handed down so far in the hundreds of cases related to the January 6 attack

By Michael Kunzelman, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST

This image made from video provided by WCVB-TV, shows Jack Teixeira, in T-shirt and shorts, being taken into custody by armed tactical agents in Dighton, Massachusetts, on, April 13, 2023. (WCVB-TV via AP)

April 19, 2023, 8:14 am

Judge to decide whether US intel leak suspect should remain jailed until trial

Jack Teixeira, 21, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who allegedly shared on social media highly classified material he took home from his base, was arrested last week

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Eric Tucker

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appears in US District Court in Boston, April 14, 2023 (Margaret Small via AP)

April 15, 2023, 8:02 am

US intel leak suspect in court; charges reveal how investigators pinpointed guardsman

Documents show Discord platform provided information that helped lead the FBI to Jack Teixeira; investigators questioned his social media contacts; motive publicly unexplained

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Eric Tucker and NOMAAN MERCHANT

Former US president Donald Trump appears in court for his arraignment, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Steven Hirsch via Pool)

April 6, 2023, 10:57 am

The murky legal issues behind the Trump hush money charges

Legal analysts say the prosecution has not adequately explained its justifications for charging the former US president with 34 felonies and warn his lawyers could exploit them

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz

Roberto Minuta of Prosper, Texas, leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, after he and three other members of the Oath Keepers were convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

January 24, 2023, 4:30 am

Four members of far-right group convicted of seditious conspiracy for Capitol riot

Oath Keepers extremists face up to 20 years in prison in latest major victory for Justice Department as it seeks to punish those behind January 6 sacking of Congress

By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

January 5, 2023, 5:21 am

Extremist Proud Boys go to trial for US sedition as January 6 probe heats up

Group leader Enrique Tarrio and 4 of his lieutenants face up to 20 years in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy in high-profile case against Capitol insurrectionists

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Michael Kunzelman

Violent protesters, loyal to US President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP/ John Minchillo)

December 12, 2022, 6:08 pm

Sedition trial set for four more Oath Keepers over US Capitol insurrection

After two senior members of extremist group convicted of seditious conspiracy in January 6 plot, Justice Department will now try to prove charge against lower-level defendants

By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

November 30, 2022, 2:22 am

Oath Keepers militia boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in January 6 case

Stewart Rhodes convicted for violent plot to overturn Biden’s election and keep Trump in White House at all costs; lawyers vow to appeal rarely used Civil War-era charge

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Michael Kunzelman

Members of the Oath Keepers at the US Capitol, on January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

October 23, 2022, 4:08 pm

Sedition trial of Oath Keepers highlights missed warnings before US Capitol siege

One member of extremist group, concerned over call to fight to keep Trump in power after 2020 election, says it sounded like they were ‘going to war against the government’

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST

In this file photo from June 25, 2017, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

September 28, 2022, 3:37 am

Jan. 6 sedition trial gets going for leader of extremist Oath Keepers

Stewart Rhodes faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases against Capitol insurrectionists

By Michael Kunzelman and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

Supporters of President Donald Trump, including Jacob Chansley, right with fur hat, are confronted by US Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

June 7, 2022, 8:42 am

Who is being charged for Capitol storming, and what are they accused of?

Over 800 are accused of crimes related to Jan. 6, 2021 rioting, with charges ranging from low-level misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy, which carries up to 20 years

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER