Following the attack of the United States Capitol building on January 6th, “U.S. Investigators have opened 275 criminal cases and charged roughly 98 individuals,” according to CNN. The number of opened cases is likely to bypass 300 with in the next few days as the FBI has received more than 140,000 tips identifying rioters. The FBI is actively seeking more information to press charges for seditious conspiracy, which is a 20 year prison sentence. The attack has left 5 dead.
Among those arrested are two police officers from Virginia, an Olympic gold medalist, a Delaware state elected legislator, and a member of the white supremacist group Proud Boys. U.S. Also included are highly trained ex military members. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, has firmly announced that no plea deals will be made surrounding this matter, even if the person self surrenders, due to the nature of the matter. Steven D’Atunono of the FBI’s Washington Field Office said the FBI will “leave no stone unturned” and will investigate everybody-including law enforcement officers and council members.
Moving forward, Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, announced over 21,000 National Guardsmen being deployed by Inauguration Day to defend the D.C. area against any fore-coming threats, saying he is very confident in the new security plan. However, Biden’s inauguration rehearsal has already been postponed due to security concerns following the actions of last week, drawing the question of how secure the inauguration would be. In addition, the FBI is expecting armed protests around all 50 states as the inauguration nears.
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