Capitol Rioters Face Sedition Charges as DOJ Ramps Up Probe
- More than 70 people have been charged so far, more coming
- National task force established to pursue sedition cases
Trump supporters break into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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U.S. prosecutors are ramping up the investigation into last week’s riot at the Capitol, with more than 170 suspects under scrutiny and law enforcement officials planning charges of sedition and conspiracy.
Law enforcement officials are treating the riot “like an international counter-terrorism investigation,” Acting U.S. Attorney in Washington Michael Sherwin said at a press conference Tuesday. “We’re looking at everything -- money, travel records. No resource will be unchecked.”