Guy Reffitt is the first person to stand trial for taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. His son secretly recorded him and gave the tapes to the FBI.
Donald Trump
Behind the Tweet That Became the Rallying Cry for the Insurrection
“I underestimated how crazy certain people could get.”
How the Christian right helped foment insurrection
Christian-right activists inside and outside of government promoted the election fraud lie and claimed God told them to “let the church roar.”
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A transfer of power
As the nation swears in President Joe Biden, we look at the long shadow cast by the forces that brought Donald Trump to power.
The evolution of all-American terrorism
Long before the attempted coup by his supporters, Trump fanned the flames of white supremacy and domestic terrorism.
Democracy under siege
A mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, aiming to block the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. How did we get here?
Pardon me, President Trump
Boxer Charles “Duke” Tanner, among the few to receive clemency from President Donald Trump, returns to his hometown after spending 16 years in prison.
All the president’s pardons
Under President Donald Trump, the pardon system has completely broken down.
Trump’s global echoes
Over the last four years, as Americans were consumed by endless Trump news, our partners at Coda Story have tracked his echoes on the global stage.
‘Go after the troublemakers’
Inside the federal government’s unprecedented campaign to prosecute Black Lives Matter protesters.