Federal authorities said Tuesday they expect to soon charge hundreds of people in connection with the Capitol riot.
Officials added that they have directed a strike force to gather evidence for prosecutions for sedition and conspiracy.
And an FBI official confirmed a report that the FBI received intelligence regarding the possibility of violence in advance of Wednesday’s riot, and shared that information with other law enforcement agencies in Washington.
„Yesterday, my office organized a strike force of prosecutors whose only orders are to build sedition charges related to most heinous acts that occurred in the Capitol, said Michael Sherwin, acting United States attorney for the District of Columbia, during a press conference. He noted that the maximum possible sentnce for a sedition charge is 20 years in prison.
Sherwin said more than 70 people so far have been arrested in connection with the riot last Wednesday by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump, with another 100 or so criminal cases opened.
„That’s the tip of the iceberg,“ said FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D’Antuono
A number of those cases have involved relatively minor charges, but Sherwin said he expected charges to be upgraded for some people.
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