Finger-pointing and suspicion: Jan. 6 defendants in disarray over potential Trump pardons

Before the 119th Congress convenes today with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over a joint session to certify Donald Trump’s election win, a group of Jan. 6 defendants and their supporters will hold a press conference at a hotel across town to press the case for blanket pardons when Trump takes the oath of office in two weeks.

Among the scheduled speakers for the press conference is Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 defendant accused of using a stolen police riot shield, helmet and baseball bat...