Jan. 6 defendants win unlikely Dem champions as they face harsh detainment

Sen. Elizabeth Warren fled the Capitol on Jan. 6 from a mob she later called domestic terrorists. Now she and another Senate Democratic leader are standing up for their attackers’ rights as criminal defendants. Most of the 300-plus people charged with participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have been released while they await trial, […]

Capitol riot defendant alleges beating by jail guards

By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY 04/06/2021 06:26 PM EDT Updated: 04/07/2021 10:02 PM EDT Tensions are running high between guards and inmates at a D.C. jail housing many of the defendants in Jan. 6 cases, with at least one of those prisoners alleging that he was brutally beaten by correctional officers. For weeks, Capitol riot defendants being held […]