Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys and who was recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Friday, ABC News reports.
Justice Department Broadens Clemency for Capitol Rioters
“The Justice Department now says that President Donald Trump’s clemency for Jan. 6 rioters covers unrelated crimes that were discovered during FBI searches stemming from the attack on the Capitol,” Politico reports.
“Federal prosecutors revealed the new legal position this week in court papers seeking to drop gun charges against two former Jan. 6 defendants. The guns in question were found at the two men’s homes during the Jan. 6 investigation, but the alleged gun crimes themselves were not connected to the riot.”
U.S. Attorney Probing Democrats Over Alleged Threats
“The top federal prosecutor in D.C. escalated his scrutiny of what he characterized as potential threats directed at billionaire Elon Musk and government workers, demanding information from a Democratic congressman who criticized Musk and telling his office he planned to prosecute anyone targeting public officials,” the Washington Post reports.
High Ranking Federal Prosecutor Resigns in Protest
“The head of the criminal division in the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., resigned Tuesday morning after declining to comply with a Trump administration demand to freeze assets of a multibillion-dollar Biden administration environmental grant initiative,” the Washington Post reports.
CNN: “The sudden departure of Justice Department veteran Denise Cheung comes a day after President Donald Trump announced his nominee to lead the prosecutor’s office, Ed Martin, who has supported unwinding all January 6 criminal cases that the office brought.”
Reuters: Senior U.S. prosecutor resigns, citing demands to open probe into Biden-era contract.
Capitol Rioters Argue Pardons Apply to Other Charges
“Less than a month after receiving pardons for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, some former defendants find themselves in a familiar place: back in court, facing other criminal charges,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Other defendants are arguing they should be absolved of other alleged crimes, such as illegal gun possession and child pornography, discovered during Jan. 6 investigations.”
“At least one defendant has died in a post-pardon altercation with police.”
Witnesses Say Matt Schlapp Sexually Assaulted Man
“Matt Schlapp, the Chairman of the American Conservative Union, which hosts the CPAC convention, allegedly engaged in lewd conduct and allegedly sexually assaulted a man at a restaurant and bar in Virginia on Saturday night,” Yashar Ali reports.
“Schlapp has repeatedly been accused of sexual misconduct in recent years by multiple individuals, with at least one allegation reportedly ending in a confidential settlement of nearly half a million dollars, paid on Schlapp’s behalf by an insurance company to the accuser—also a man.”
Feds Drop Probe Into Trump Ally Vince McMahon
“WWE legend Vince McMahon is no longer being probed for allegedly covering up a slew of sexual misconduct allegations,” the Daily Beast reports.
“The federal probe, out of Manhattan, was dropped a day before McMahon’s estranged wife, Linda, is scheduled for a confirmation hearing to become President Donald Trump’s secretary of education.”
Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Donors
“Steve Bannon, the confidante of President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding New Yorkers who donated to ‘We Build the Wall,’ an online fundraiser for Trump’s signature project during his first term, in exchange for a sentence without prison time,” ABC News reports.
Trump to Order Crackdown on D.C. Crime
“President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order commanding federal agencies to pursue tougher penalties for both violent and petty crimes, clear homeless camps, and clean graffiti in the District of Columbia,” the Washington Post reports.
“The directives targeting a city Trump has often vilified could come in an executive order as early as this week and emphasize public safety and beautification of Washington.”
Bannon to Plead Guilty in Border Wall Fraud Case
Steve Bannon will plead guilty in his border wall fraud case in New York in exchange for no prison time, Law 360 reports.
Justice Department Won’t Charge Project Veritas
“The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it would not bring charges against anyone affiliated with the group Project Veritas over their role in trying to publish the contents of a diary that had been stolen from Joe Biden’s daughter in the final weeks of the 2020 election campaign,” the New York Times reports.
Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador
President Trump said that he was open to an offer by El Salvador’s president to jail convicted criminals, including American citizens, in the Central American nation’s notorious “megaprison,” the New York Times reports.
Said Trump: “If we had the legal right to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat.”
FBI Agents Stunned by the Scale of Expected Purge
Shane Harris: “Seasoned members of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency are bracing for a mass expulsion as the president roots out anyone he sees as disloyal to him.”
Woman Pardoned by Trump Sentenced to 10 Years
Emily Hernandez, a Missouri woman pardoned by President Trump over her ties to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, was sentenced in connection with a drunken-driving crash, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reports.
Hernandez was sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection with a deadly crash in January 2022.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Seek Trump Pardon for Son
“The parents of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried are exploring ways to secure a pardon for the onetime crypto billionaire from President Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports.
“Stanford Law School Professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried had meetings in recent weeks with lawyers and other figures considered to be in Trump’s orbit about clemency for their 32-year-old son, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud, the person said. It’s unclear if outreach has been made to the White House.”
U.S. to Dismiss Charges Against Ex-GOP Lawmaker
Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss criminal charges against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), “who was facing a second trial related to campaign finance violations after a prior conviction was tossed out by an appeals court,” the New York Times reports.
Man Pardoned by Trump Wanted for Soliciting Minor
“A man pardoned for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the Capitol has been released from federal prison -– but now must face a local charge of soliciting a minor he picked up before the insurrection,” the Houston Chronicle reports.
Man Pardoned by Trump Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop
“An Indiana man was fatally shot by a deputy during a traffic stop just days after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot,” the AP reports.
A deputy tried to arrest the man when “an altercation took place between the suspect and the officer, which resulted in the officer firing his weapon and fatally wounding the suspect.”
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