The Justice Department is considering charging up to 200 additional individuals for their roles in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. This group includes 60 individuals suspected of assaulting or obstructing law enforcement.
To date, about 1,600 people have faced federal charges for their role in the attack — including more than 600 facing felony charges for assaulting or resisting police during the chaos.
Nearly 200 were charged with carrying dangerous weapons, while 153 faced accusations of destroying government property. The newly revealed figures provide the first glimpse into how many additional cases the Justice Department expects to prosecute.
Over 1,100 defendants have been convicted and sentenced so far, while approximately 300 cases remain pending trial, including about 180 facing felony charges.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pardon those charged in connection to the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Trump stated, “Well, we’re going to look at each individual case,” Trump said, “and we’re going to do it very quickly, and it’s going to start in the first hour that I get into office. And a vast majority of them should not be in jail … They’ve suffered gravely.”
