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Egil Krogh (R) United States Undersecretary of Transportation, sentenced to six months. John Dean (R) White House Counsel, convicted of obstruction of justice, later reduced to felony offenses and served 4 months. Dwight Chapin (R) Secretary to the President of the United States, convicted of perjury.
[221] [222] [223] Meadows had provided a large amount of documentation to the committee but then stopped cooperating, [224] [225] sued the committee, [226] and was held in criminal contempt of Congress in December 2021. [227] Due to heightened security concerns surrounding Hutchinson's testimony, the committee announced this hearing only one ...
t. e. On January 6, 2021, supporters of then-President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building, disrupting the joint session of Congress assembled to count electoral votes to formalize Joe Biden 's victory in the 2020 United States Presidential Election. [1] By the end of the month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had opened ...
The criminal offense of contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000 nor less than $100 and imprisonment in a common jail for not less than one month nor more than twelve months. [9]
2002. James Traficant. Ohio. 420–1 (with 9 "present") [5] Convicted on ten counts including bribery, conspiracy to defraud the United States, corruption, obstruction of justice, tax evasion, and racketeering. [6] 2023. George Santos. Republican.
The January 6 United States Capitol attack was followed by political, legal, and social repercussions. The second impeachment of Donald Trump, who was charged for incitement of insurrection for his conduct, occurred on January 13. At the same time, Cabinet officials were pressured to invoke the 25th Amendment for removing Trump from office. [1]
More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide in the U.S. or abroad are living outside of immigration in the U.S., according to data ICE provided to Congress.
Many participants in the January 6 attack were arrested in the days and months that followed, [60] which saw the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history. [61] According to a New York Times report in May 2023, "While many people have called the events of Jan. 6 an 'insurrection,' the Justice Department has not charged any rioters with ...