Carrie Johnson

National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post

Carrie Johnson appears in the following:

Justice Department wins a conviction in a rarely used seditious conspiracy charge

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

A jury has convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes of seditious conspiracy for his actions surrounding the Capitol siege on Jan. 6. The jury rendered mixed verdicts for other defendants.

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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

A federal jury found the Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Biography traces public support for J. Edgar Hoover in most of his 48 years in power

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

G-Man by Yale historian Beverly Gage examines how Hoover held onto power and describes his complicated legacy on racial justice and surveillance.

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The DOJ names special counsel to oversee two investigations involving Trump

Saturday, November 19, 2022

The U.S. attorney general has named a special counsel to oversee two sensitive investigations involving former President Donald Trump.

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Attorney General Garland appoints special counsel to oversee Trump investigations

Friday, November 18, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a veteran prosecutor to serve as special counsel overseeing the criminal probe of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and the Jan. 6 investigation.

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DOJ names Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations

Friday, November 18, 2022

The department's former public integrity chief, most recently a war crimes prosecutor, will oversee the case of the security documents found at the former president's estate and key aspects of Jan. 6.

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Oath Keepers founder denies he had a role in planning the Captiol attack

Monday, November 07, 2022

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes testified in his own defense Monday, denying he had a role in planning the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack. He and four others are charged with seditious conspiracy.

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Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes denies he organized the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

Monday, November 07, 2022

He testified that the attack was "nowhere in the mission scope at all" of his group, He and four other members are charged with seditious conspiracy.

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The Oath Keepers on trial include Jessica Watkins, a former Army soldier

Thursday, November 03, 2022

One of the Oath Keepers on trial on a charge of seditious conspiracy is Jessica Watkins, a former Army soldier who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack.

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Guards who sexually abuse inmates haven't been punished harshly enough, DOJ memo says

Thursday, November 03, 2022

The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody.

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Advocates seek compassionate release for women sexually abused while incarcerated

Friday, October 28, 2022

The women were sexually abused while incarcerated in federal prison in Dublin, California. The issue is part of a hearing Friday before the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

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Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon sentenced to four months in prison

Friday, October 21, 2022

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison Friday.

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Bannon receives 4-month sentence for flouting House Jan. 6 panel

Friday, October 21, 2022

A judge has sentenced former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon to 4 months incarceration and a $6,500 fine for flouting demands from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

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Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for flouting House Jan. 6 panel

Friday, October 21, 2022

A judge has sentenced the former Trump political adviser to four months incarceration and a $6,500 fine for criminal contempt of Congress.

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Key moments from the Oath Keepers trial

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Every trial has its own peculiar rhythms. The first seditious conspiracy case to stem from the Capitol riot is no exception.

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Oath Keepers planned an armed rebellion, prosecutor tells jury in sedition case

Monday, October 03, 2022

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.

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Casino mogul Steve Wynn is fighting a DOJ demand that he register as a foreign agent

Thursday, September 29, 2022

The Justice Department has filed the first civil lawsuit alleging violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act since 1991, against Steve Wynn, who is fighting the case.

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Jury selection is underway in the Jan. 6 riot trial of Oath Keepers members

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Jury selection is underway in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege.

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DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law

Friday, September 23, 2022

The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

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Trump has taken 2 big legal blows

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Former President Donald Trump suffered a pair of significant legal hits. A federal appeals court let prosecutors review classified material from Mar-a-Lago and New York's attorney general sued him.

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