January 6

US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots

The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

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A mob of supporters of then-US President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.
The Capital One Financial Corporation logo sits outside of the company headquarters on July 30, 2026.

Capital One says it closed Trump-affiliated accounts over money-laundering probe, not Jan. 6 riots

Further, Capital One argued that the complaint should be dismissed with prejudice as the plaintiffs have yet to bring forth a plausible, legally binding claim.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Convicted January 6 rioter appointed to sensitive Pentagon counterterrorism job - report

Elias Irizarry, 24, was appointed to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Washington Post reported. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

Trump's 'weaponization' fund is on hold, sources say

The fund emerged from a legal settlement between Trump and the Justice Department to resolve a lawsuit in which the president sued the Internal Revenue Service for $10 ‌billion.

|ByREUTERS

Proud Boy, sentenced to 10 years for US Capitol attack, says 'Trump won'

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByREUTERS
Members of the Proud Boys and their supporters march during a rally in Portland, Oregon