• In this file photo taken on 6 January 2021, supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Picture: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP

    US Capitol riot probe puts Trump at heart of 'attempted coup'

    In a prime-time presentation of its findings from a year-long probe, the special committee sought to persuade a divided country of the existence of a deep-rooted and ongoing plot, orchestrated by the former president, to overturn the result of the 2020 election won by Joe Biden.

  • In this file photo taken on 6 January 2021, supporters of US President Donald Trump protest inside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Picture: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP

    US Capitol assault hearings promise bombshell revelations

    In the first of six made-for-TV presentations, the panel of lawmakers will aim to demonstrate that the president and his inner circle committed felonies in a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden that culminated in the violence of January 6, 2021.

  • FILE: President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Picture: AFP

    Biden to call out Trump on January 6 anniversary

    Joe Biden's decision to use his speech on the anniversary to squarely blame Donald Trump and Republican allies for their role in the unprecedented attack on US democracy will mark a sharp escalation in Biden's approach to Trump and the riot.

  • FILE: Former US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP.

    Facebook bans former US president Trump for 2 years

    The two-year ban will be effective from January 7, when Trump was booted off the platform, and comes after Facebook's independent oversight board said the indefinite ban should be reviewed.

  • Members of the US National Guard stand watch at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on 17 January 2021. Picture: AFP

    National Guard exits US Capitol after 6 January attack

    The troops were mobilised after hundreds of supporters of then-president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, halting the joint session to confirm Trump's rival Joe Biden as winner of the presidential election.

  • A Trump supporter gestures to other demonstrators as they try to break into the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on 6 January 2021. Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress to certify Joe Biden's election win. Picture: AFP.

    US Marine officer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

    Major Christopher Warnagiris is the first active duty military officer to be charged over the attack, in which several hundred Trump backers stormed the seat of the US legislature and shut down a session confirming Joe Biden as the winner of the November presidential election.

  • FILE: Former US President Donald Trump. Picture: AFP.

    Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban

    The board said Donald Trump "created an environment where a serious risk of violence was possible" with his comments regarding the January 6 rampage by his supporters at the US Capitol.

  • FILE: Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC on 6 January 2021. Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held to certify Joe Biden's election win. Picture: AFP

    Capitol police sue Trump over 6 January riot

    Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby said they suffered 'physical and emotional injuries' in the riot they said was fomented by Trump, when he was in his final weeks as president and refusing to accept his election defeat.