2020 Presidential Election /tags/2020-presidential-election 2020 Presidential Election en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:59:22 GMT Jury clears all but one defendant in Texas 'Trump Train' trial /politics/2024-09-24/jury-clears-all-but-one-defendant-in-texas-trump-train-trial Six Trump supporters were accused of intimidating a Biden campaign bus in 2020. Both plaintiffs and defendants saw Monday’s verdict as a victory. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:59:22 GMT /politics/2024-09-24/jury-clears-all-but-one-defendant-in-texas-trump-train-trial Kate McGee Protesters interrupt Ted Cruz's interview on 'The View' /politics/2022-10-25/protesters-interrupt-ted-cruzs-interview-on-the-view The protesters repeatedly yelled, "Vote for climate now!" while Cruz spoke about inflation in the United States. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:11:01 GMT /politics/2022-10-25/protesters-interrupt-ted-cruzs-interview-on-the-view Ashley Ahn Oath Keepers planned an armed rebellion, prosecutor tells jury in sedition case /crime-justice/2022-10-03/oath-keepers-planned-an-armed-rebellion-prosecutor-tells-jury-in-sedition-case Using text messages, video and recorded calls, the DOJ is arguing that the defendants set out to overturn the 2020 election results by storming the Capitol and interrupting the electoral vote count. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 23:10:09 GMT /crime-justice/2022-10-03/oath-keepers-planned-an-armed-rebellion-prosecutor-tells-jury-in-sedition-case Carrie Johnson Austin man who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleads guilty to a felony /crime-justice/2022-08-17/geoffrey-shough-donald-trump-stop-the-steal-2020-presidential-election Authorities say Geoffrey Shough was one of the first rioters to breach a line of police at the U.S. Capitol. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:07:15 GMT /crime-justice/2022-08-17/geoffrey-shough-donald-trump-stop-the-steal-2020-presidential-election Andrew Weber Texan who prosecutors say 'lit the match' of Jan. 6 riot sentenced to more than 7 years in prison /crime-justice/2022-08-01/texan-who-prosecutors-say-lit-the-match-of-jan-6-riot-sentenced-to-more-than-7-years-in-prison Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old Wylie resident, never entered the Capitol but helped ignite the crowd “into an unstoppable force,� a prosecutor at his trial said. His sentence is the longest given out so far from the Jan. 6 riot. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:42:51 GMT /crime-justice/2022-08-01/texan-who-prosecutors-say-lit-the-match-of-jan-6-riot-sentenced-to-more-than-7-years-in-prison Eric Neugeboren Secret Service erased texts from two-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says /politics/2022-07-14/secret-service-erased-texts-from-two-day-period-spanning-jan-6-attack-watchdog-says A Secret Service spokesman disputes the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's account, saying its request came after a mobile phone migration had started, but no messages were lost. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 02:30:34 GMT /politics/2022-07-14/secret-service-erased-texts-from-two-day-period-spanning-jan-6-attack-watchdog-says Claudia Grisales Live updates: Jan. 6 rioter, former Oath Keepers spokesman testify in seventh hearing /politics/2022-07-12/live-updates-jan-6-rioter-former-oath-keepers-spokesman-testify-in-seventh-hearing Tuesday's hearing looks at the role of groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack � and the groups' possible connection to former President Donald Trump. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:00:29 GMT /politics/2022-07-12/live-updates-jan-6-rioter-former-oath-keepers-spokesman-testify-in-seventh-hearing Ximena Bustillo, Rachel Treisman Witness recalls being told Trump grabbed the wheel when he couldn't go to the Capitol /politics/2022-06-28/witness-recalls-being-told-trump-grabbed-the-wheel-when-he-couldnt-go-to-the-capitol Cassidy Hutchinson testified she asked those involved if the story was true and they did not dispute the account of Trump growing "irate" when told that he had to return to the White House. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:11:16 GMT /politics/2022-06-28/witness-recalls-being-told-trump-grabbed-the-wheel-when-he-couldnt-go-to-the-capitol Ximena Bustillo Former White House aide recounts play-by-play of the West Wing leading up to Jan. 6 /politics/2022-06-28/former-white-house-aide-recounts-play-by-play-of-the-west-wing-leading-up-to-jan-6 Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Mark Meadows, depicted a West Wing where some were very concerned about violence erupting at the Capitol and others, like Meadows and the former president, were not. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:06:48 GMT /politics/2022-06-28/former-white-house-aide-recounts-play-by-play-of-the-west-wing-leading-up-to-jan-6 Ximena Bustillo, Jonathan Franklin Republican lawmakers asked the White House for pardons before and after Jan. 6 /politics/2022-06-23/republican-lawmakers-asked-the-white-house-for-pardons-before-and-after-jan-6 Various Republican House members requested pardons from President Donald Trump in the final days of his administration, according to testimony presented before the Jan. 6 committee. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:05:41 GMT /politics/2022-06-23/republican-lawmakers-asked-the-white-house-for-pardons-before-and-after-jan-6 Ximena Bustillo