Jon Schaffer, who wore an Oath Keepers hat on Jan. 6, has been doing “debrief” interviews and is a potential cooperator, according to a court filing that was mistakenly posted publicly.WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are in “advanced plea negotiations” with an alleged Capitol rioter with Oath Keeper ties in exchange for his cooperation with the ongoing investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurgency, a new filing in federal court revealed Monday.The public filing had apparently been made in error — prosecutors had intended to file it under seal because the defendant, Jon Schaffer, was...…Jon Schaffer, who wore an Oath Keepers hat on Jan. 6, has been doing “debrief” interviews and is a potential cooperator, according to a court filing that was mistakenly posted publicly.WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are in “advanced plea negotiations” with an alleged Capitol rioter with Oath Keeper ties in exchange for his cooperation with the ongoing investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurgency, a new filing in federal court revealed Monday.The public filing had apparently been made in error — prosecutors had intended to file it under seal because the defendant, Jon Schaffer, was...WW…

Roughly 800 people entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, but few were arrested on the spot.The criminal probe into the Jan. 6 insurrection has been described by the Justice Department as likely "one of the largest in American history." But as the investigation matures, it’s becoming increasingly clear that many of the roughly 800 people who breached the nation’s Capitol may never face any legal consequences because they were allowed to simply walk away from the scene.The US Capitol Police that day, while the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department for unlawful entry. Since then, more...…Roughly 800 people entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, but few were arrested on the spot.The criminal probe into the Jan. 6 insurrection has been described by the Justice Department as likely "one of the largest in American history." But as the investigation matures, it’s becoming increasingly clear that many of the roughly 800 people who breached the nation’s Capitol may never face any legal consequences because they were allowed to simply walk away from the scene.The US Capitol Police that day, while the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department for unlawful entry. Since then, more...WW…

New details have emerged as part of a guilty plea by one of the defendants, and they include the allegation that extremists also discussed the best way to attack a Secret Service convoy.A group of men who allegedly last year to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer practiced how to storm the state’s Capitol and discussed attacking Secret Service convoys with a 37 mm projectile launcher, according to documents filed in federal court Wednesday.The new details were revealed as part of a filed when one of the six defendants in the case, Ty Garbin, agreed to cooperate with the ongoing federal...…New details have emerged as part of a guilty plea by one of the defendants, and they include the allegation that extremists also discussed the best way to attack a Secret Service convoy.A group of men who allegedly last year to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer practiced how to storm the state’s Capitol and discussed attacking Secret Service convoys with a 37 mm projectile launcher, according to documents filed in federal court Wednesday.The new details were revealed as part of a filed when one of the six defendants in the case, Ty Garbin, agreed to cooperate with the ongoing federal...WW…

Her attorney argues in a new court motion that she is no threat and should be allowed to go home with a monitoring device.Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with conspiring to storm the US Capitol, has asked to be released from jail pending trial, alleging that she has been “treated harshly” and is at “particular risk in custody” because she is transgender. She also argues she is no threat to the public and went to the Capitol only because “she believed that the president of the United States was calling upon her.”Watkins, 38, a former Army ranger , was “forced out of the military...…Her attorney argues in a new court motion that she is no threat and should be allowed to go home with a monitoring device.Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with conspiring to storm the US Capitol, has asked to be released from jail pending trial, alleging that she has been “treated harshly” and is at “particular risk in custody” because she is transgender. She also argues she is no threat to the public and went to the Capitol only because “she believed that the president of the United States was calling upon her.”Watkins, 38, a former Army ranger , was “forced out of the military...WW…