In a superseding indictment, the US has charged six people allegedly connected to far-right fringe group Oath Keepers for conspiring to storm the Capitol. The remaining three defendants were previously indicted for conspiracy in January.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish a 9/11-style commission to explore Capitol rampage and asks retired Army Lieutenant General Russel Honore to lead an immediate review of Capitol's security process.
Defence lawyers argued in Donald Trump's impeachment trial that the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the US Capitol while accusing Democrats of “hatred” and “hypocrisy.”
House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment said the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on “the president’s orders” to stop Joe Biden's election.
Democrats use their remaining hours of arguments in the impeachment trial to lay out the physical and mental harm caused by the attack, discuss Trump’s lack of action as it unfolded and do a final presentation on the legal issues involved.
During arguments, impeachment managers showed a flurry of excerpts from former president Trump's speeches in which he told supporters the only way he could lose is if the election results were rigged.
Trump is being tried for "incitement of insurrection" for his role in last month's deadly riot at the US Capitol.
Although membership would not constitute a crime, the designation means the group may have assets seized and face harsher terrorism-related criminal penalties. Sending money to the organisation or buying their paraphernalia is now also illegal.
Heightened threat of domestic terrorism in the US could last weeks, says a Department of Homeland Security advisory.
Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators.
A growing number of US Republican senators say they are opposed to the proceedings, pushing back with both political and constitutional arguments.
FBI says Riley June Williams was part of the crowd that stormed Capitol Hill, alleging she stole a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office and planned to sell it to a Russian spy agency.
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