Ryan J. Reilly
Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News and the author of “Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System.”
Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News and the author of “Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System.”
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Justices question obstruction charge against Jan. 6 rioter in case that could affect Trump
The Supreme Court weighs whether Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding, which could bear on Trump's election interference case.
Speaker Johnson's team briefed conservative influencers on his election bill before Trump meeting
Rightwing influencers were briefed on House Speaker Mike Johnson’s election bill before his meeting and press conference with Donald Trump.
Supreme Court tackles Jan. 6 obstruction charge with Trump case looming
Trump has been charged with violating the same law, and a conspiracy provision. As such, the Supreme Court ruling could affect his prosecution too.
House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt
The House voted to renew a powerful surveillance program on Friday, two days after a band of 19 conservative privacy hawks revolted against Republican leadership and blocked the legislation on the floor when their demands were not met.
Neo-Nazi Jan. 6 rioter pleads guilty, admits to stealing police helmet as a 'war trophy'
WASHINGTON — A member of a neo-Nazi group pleaded guilty to Capitol riot charges Thursday, admitting he threw a water bottle at police during the brutal battle at the lower west tunnel and stole a police helmet as a "war trophy" during the Jan. 6 attack.
Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump's presidential immunity claim
In a court filing ahead of April 25 arguments, Smith laid out a series of arguments against Trump’s claim that a president has “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution.
RFK Jr. says he would order investigation of 'harsh treatment' of Jan. 6 defendants
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that he would appoint a special counsel to investigate the "harsh treatment" of Jan. 6 defendants if elected president.
Trump official Jeffrey Clark likely violated ethics rules with 2020 election theories, D.C. Bar panel finds
A disciplinary panel reached a preliminary conclusion that former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark committed an ethical violation as it considers his bar status.
RFK Jr. campaign disowns its fundraising email calling Jan. 6 rioters 'activists'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign is out with a fundraising email referring to Jan. 6 defendants as "activists" who have been "stripped of their Constitutional liberties," echoing Trump's rhetoric about the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Meet some of the violent Jan. 6 rioters Donald Trump keeps calling 'hostages'
Former President Donald Trump repeatedly refers to Jan. 6 "hostages." The rioters who are in prison pre-trial overwhelmingly committed violence against police.
Ex-military member charged with crashing into FBI office had online links to QAnon, report says
WASHINGTON — The ex-military member who federal authorities say drove his SUV into a barricade at the FBI office in Atlanta on Monday had online ties to QAnon-related content and appeared to be a supporter of former President Donald Trump, according to an open-source investigation by the group Advance Democracy.
