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  1. October 27, 2025

    Judge To Decide If Trump's Jan. 6 Docs Stay Confidential

    A D.C. federal judge will review a trove of documents containing communications between officials from the first Trump administration and attorneys for his 2020 campaign to decide whether they can be kept from discovery in a lawsuit over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

  2. March 21, 2025

    Justice Dept. Wants To Sub In For Trump In Jan. 6 Riot Cases

    The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a Washington, D.C., federal court to allow it to take the place of President Donald Trump in suits brought by federal lawmakers and Capitol police officers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, arguing that the cases center on actions he took as a federal employee.

  3. March 12, 2024

    Trump Says Riot Suits Must Wait On Justices' Immunity Ruling

    Federal lawmakers and Capitol police officers suing Donald Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are facing the potential for further delay in the litigation as the former president argues the suits cannot proceed while the U.S. Supreme Court reviews of his claim for immunity from criminal prosecution.

  4. August 26, 2021

    Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Allies Over Riot

    Seven U.S. Capitol police officers sued former President Donald Trump in D.C. federal court Thursday, alleging he caused the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection by conspiring with his supporters and far-right extremist groups and peddling baseless claims that last year's presidential election was rigged.