A judge rejected that request but ruled that jurors can hear recordings of speeches that Trump and Giuliani delivered at a rally before the riot. Thompson’s jury trial is the third among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.... “ He goes down this rabbit hole.... Over 250 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors....

6 of last year. Thompson, 38, of Columbus, Ohio, is the fifth defendant to be tried among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.... The prosecutor told jurors that Thompson's lawyer" wants you to think you have to choose between President Trump and his client.” “ You don't have to choose because this is not President Trump's trial.... This is the trial for Dustin Thompson because of what he did at the Capitol on the afternoon on Jan....

Judge Reggie Walton said that having Trump and his allies testify would not necessarily help Dustin Thompson's defense, which plans to argue that Trump and others goaded his supporters to storm the Capitol.... Thompson is accused of entering the Capitol and stealing a coat rack.... " I just( didn't) see what more you get having them come into court to testify," Walton said during the hearing, pointing out the defense could play videos of what Trump and others said at a rally that preceded the

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Three former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium executives engaged in a pattern of corrupt activity that cost the facility more than$ 2.2 million, according to an indictment. Tom Stalf, who was the zoo’s president and chief executive officer; ex-Chief Financial Officer Gregory Bell and Peter Fingerhut, its former marketing director “ extorted, conspired, bribed and stole ” while colluding with each other for over 10 years, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in announcing the 90-count in

A man charged in connection with the riots at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 has requested that Donald Trump testify in his defence, arguing that the former president’s testimony will prove that the defendant was acting at his direction.In a US District Court filing on 4 February, an attorney for Dustin Thompson said testimony from the former president would reveal how he “ orchestrated a carefully crafted plot to call into question the integrity of the 2020 presidential election and the valid

？ Close Mitch McConnell explains why he will still support Donald Trump Two lawyers who served at the most senior level in the Trump White House are today set to talk to the committee investigating events leading up to the 6 January insurrection. Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his onetime deputy Pat Philbin are reportedly speaking to the committee on a semi-formal basis rather than giving full testimony. Meanwhile, the latest Capitol riot defendant to go on trial is blaming his act