Investigations

Pardoning more than 1,500 people did not end a review of Jan. 6 prosecutions. The News4 I-Team’s Ted Oberg reports the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. is starting a “special project” to investigate how hundreds of J6 defendants were charged with obstruction of an official proceeding.

As President Donald Trump ramps up mass deportation efforts, immigration rights advocates say they’re worried they’re being blocked from informing people of their rights under the law, making the process less fair.

There’s no doubt among experts that we are seeing the reemergence of some extremist groups involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. News4 I-Team reporter Ted Oberg has this 4 More Context explanation.

DEI experts who spoke with the I-Team said the president’s order falsely equates DEI efforts with preference and the selection of unqualified workers.

News4 Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg analyzes the potential local impact of mass deportations President-elect Donald Trump plans to carry out. 

As President-elect Donald Trump promises cuts to the federal workforce, the News4 I-Team dug into data on where federal employees work, including the most senior employees. News4’s Ted Oberg has this 4 Your Context report.

“I do not believe that anyone deserves a pardon,” departing U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matt Graves told the News4 I-Team about J6 defendants

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will investigate any connections between crashes and Tesla’s app Smart Summon, as well as a newer version launched in September, Actually Smart Summon.

Whether J6ers deserve pardons is a tough question to answer for many people with a connection to the Capitol attack – even for some of the Capitol’s most ardent defenders that day.

A longtime attorney who has tried to educate J6ers told the News4 I-Team why she believes some should be pardoned by President-elect Donald Trump.

Violent crime in D.C. is down 35% this year. The historic drop represents the lowest number of violent crimes in D.C. in 30 years, according to the U.S. Attorney Matt Graves.

“This was not a case that was close to the line or close to the edge. This really struck in the heartland of corruption,” a prosecutor on former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins’ bribery case told the I-Team

Former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins was convicted of all 12 conspiracy, fraud and bribery charges against him in federal court Wednesday, in a corruption case that upended the rural Virginia leader’s career.