Jeff Mordock

Georgia prosecutors open criminal probe into Trump phone call with secretary of state

Prosecutors in Georgia's largest county have opened a criminal investigation into former President Trump's phone call to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging him to "find" enough votes to overturn the state's election results, a spokesperson for the Fulton County District Attorney's office said Wednesday.

February 10, 2021

Jenny Louise Cudd, charged in Capitol riot, can travel to Mexico, judge rules

A federal judge late Friday granted a woman charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol to travel to Mexico later this month.

February 5, 2021

Hunter Biden is ‘working to unwind’ investment in Chinese firm, White House says

President Biden's son Hunter still owns a stake in an investment company affiliated with the Chinese government, according to the White House.

February 5, 2021

Peter Schwartz, alleged Capitol rioter, accused of macing police officers during assault

A Kentucky man arrested in connection with last month's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol sprayed mace at police officers during the assault, prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Friday.

February 5, 2021

Jacob Chansley, ‘QAnon Shaman’ at Capitol riots, moved to Virginia jail for organic diet

The U.S. Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon Shaman" was transferred to Virginia jail Friday morning after a federal judge ordered authorities to serve him organic food while in custody.

February 5, 2021

D.C. Homeland Security head says FBI shared information about potential for violence ahead of riot

Washington's top security official on Thursday pushed back against claims that the FBI did not share information about the potential for violence ahead of last month's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.

February 4, 2021

Capitol riot was a ‘watershed’ moment for White supremacist movement, witness tells Congress

The deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol was a "watershed" moment for the White supremacist movement that will inspire future attacks within the coming months, a panel of counterterrorism terrorism experts told Congress on Thursday.

February 4, 2021

ATF increases reward for St. John’s Episcopal Church fire suspects

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Tuesday upped its reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individuals responsible for a fire set in the historic St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington during last summer's George Floyd protests.

February 2, 2021

Christopher Wray to testify as Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley demand Capitol riot answers

The top two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday demanded the Justice Department and FBI answer questions about security failures that led to the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month.

February 2, 2021

Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing pushed back until after Trump’s impeachment trial

The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee denied a request from Democrats to hold a quick hearing on Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, before former President Trump's impeachment trial.

February 2, 2021

Myles Carter, BLM activist tackled by police during protests, announces campaign for sheriff

A Black Lives Matter protester who made headlines after he was tackled by police while marching in last summer's racial justice demonstrations announced Tuesday that he is running for sheriff in Erie County, New York.

February 2, 2021

Tipsters in Capitol attack aid FBI in most arrests

The Washington Times analyzed 160 criminal cases filed from the assault as of this weekend, and more than 100 of them included the help of a tipster or cooperating witness. In most instances, the tipster was the one who put the FBI on the trail.

January 31, 2021

Judges go easy on fed workers convicted of crimes linked to Russia collusion lies

Carter Page has received death threats, suffered economic losses and is trying to repair a reputation that is in tatters while the two government employees convicted in relation to the smear against him walked away with a slap on the wrist.

January 31, 2021

Kevin Clinesmith, ex-FBI, sentenced to year of probation for falsifying document in Russia probe

A former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty last year to falsifying a document to justify the surveillance of a former Trump 2016 campaign adviser was sentenced Friday to one year of probation.

January 29, 2021

Black police association slams Missouri bill that would allow deadly force against protesters

An association of Black police officers on Thursday pushed back against a Missouri bill that would allow citizens to use deadly force against protesters on private property.

January 28, 2021

Kevin Clinesmith sentencing could be the last word from John Durham, conservatives fear

A federal judge will decide Friday whether to send former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith to prison for lying so the agency could continue court-approved spying on a 2016 Trump campaign aide.

January 28, 2021

ACLU ad campaign demands that Joe Biden honor campaign pledge to reduce prison population

The American Civil Liberties Union announced Thursday it is launching a six-figure advertising spree demanding that President Biden honor his campaign promise to reduce the number of people incarcerated across the country.

January 28, 2021

U.S. Capitol Police union blasts acting chief for ‘unconscionable’ lack of preparation

The union representing U.S. Capitol Police officers on Wednesday blasted the department's acting chief, saying it is "angered and shocked" by remarks she made to Congress about the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

January 27, 2021

Three members of Oath Keepers indicted over Capitol riot

A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an indictment against three members of the far-right Oath Keepers movement, accusing the trio of conspiring to disrupt Congress when they were part of the violent pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

January 27, 2021

Ty Garbin, Michigan man, pleads guilty in plot to kidnap governor; first conviction in case

One of the six men facing federal charges in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Wednesday, giving prosecutors their first conviction in a case that captured the nation's attention.

January 27, 2021