Obstruction

Anyone 'aiding and abetting' Jan. 6 panel won't be eligible for legal fund aiding Trump allies

A legal defense fund set up to help former aides of Donald Trump pay legal bills associated with the congressional inquiry into Jan. 6 is making perfectly clear who will and won’t be eligible …

Mon Jan 24, 2022

Liz Cheney is going for the jugular. It may be the only way out

Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, vice chair of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Attack, is acting with the urgency of a woman whose days may be numbered. As she stares down the political headwinds …

Sat Dec 18, 2021

Capitol Police officer resigns after indictment on obstructing Jan. 6 investigation

In the middle of October, reports came out detailing the arrest and obstruction of justice charges against U.S. Capitol Police officer Michael A. Riley. Officer Riley allegedly befriended a man online …

Fri Oct 29, 2021

'Just looking out’: Capitol police officer indicted after using social media to help insurrectionist

On Friday, U.S. Capitol Police officer Michael A. Riley was arrested and indicted on obstruction of justice charges connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection. The Associated Press reports that the …

Fri Oct 15, 2021

‘Vast majority of agency’ purged emails and texts after George Floyd protests

George Floyd’s death at the hands of convicted murderer and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparked the wave of Black Lives Matter protests that touched most of the United States. The …

Tue Sep 7, 2021