From the US Attorney’s Office:
“One Year Since the Jan. 6
Attack on the Capitol”
Thursday, Jan. 6 2022, marks one
year since the attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the
U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results.
The government continues to investigate losses that resulted from the breach of
the Capitol, including damage to the Capitol building and grounds, both inside
and outside the building. According to a May 2021 estimate by the Architect of
the Capitol, the attack caused approximately $1.5 million worth of damage to
the U.S. Capitol building. Under the continued leadership of the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the FBI’s Washington Field
Office, the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the attack
continues to move forward at an unprecedented speed and scale. The Department
of Justice’s resolve to hold accountable those who committed crimes on Jan. 6,
2021, has not, and will not, wane. Based on the public court documents, below
is a snapshot of the investigation as of Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.
Arrests made: More than
725 defendants have been arrested in nearly all 50 states and the District of
Columbia. (This includes those charged in both District and Superior Court).
Criminal charges: More
than 225 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding
officers or employees, including over 75 individuals who have been charged with
using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an
officer. Approximately 140 police officers were assaulted Jan. 6 at the
Capitol including about 80 U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the
Metropolitan Police Department. Approximately
10 individuals have been arrested on a series of charges that relate to
assaulting a member of the media, or destroying their equipment, on Jan. 6. Approximately
640 defendants have been charged with entering or remaining in a restricted
federal building or grounds. Over 75 defendants have been charged with
entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon. More than
45 defendants have been charged with destruction of government property, and
over 30 defendants have been charged with theft of government property. At
least 275 defendants have been charged with corruptly obstructing, influencing,
or impeding an official proceeding, or attempting to do so. Approximately
40 defendants have been charged with conspiracy, either: (a) conspiracy to
obstruct a congressional proceeding, (b) conspiracy to obstruct law enforcement
during a civil disorder, (c) conspiracy to injure an officer, or (d) some
combination of the three.
Pleas: Approximately 165
individuals have pleaded guilty to a variety of federal charges, from
misdemeanors to felony obstruction, many of whom will face incarceration at
sentencing. Approximately 145 have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors.
Twenty have pleaded guilty to felonies. Six of those who have pleaded
guilty to felonies have pleaded to charges related to assaults on law
enforcement. Four face statutory maximums of 20 years or more in prison as well
as potential financial penalties. Two face statutory maximums of eight years in
prison as well as potential financial penalties.
Sentencings: Approximately
70 federal defendants have had their cases adjudicated and received sentences
for their criminal activity on Jan. 6. Thirty-one have been sentenced to periods
of incarceration. Eighteen have been sentenced to a period of home detention,
and the other defendants have been sentenced to probation with no term of
incarceration.
Public Assistance: Citizens
from around the country have provided invaluable assistance in identifying
individuals in connection with the Jan. 6 attack. The FBI continues to seek the
public’s help in identifying more than 350 individuals believed to have
committed violent acts on the Capitol grounds, including over 250 who assaulted
police officers. Additionally, the FBI currently has 16 videos of
suspects wanted for violent assaults on federal officers and one video of two
suspects wanted for assaults on members of the media on January 6th and is
seeking the public’s help to identify them.
^ 1 year since the Coup Attempt
and the US is still here as is the US Federal Government. The Traitors from
January 6th tried and failed to destroy our 246 year old Democracy.
One thing I really like to see is the social media photos and videos made by those
who tried to Overthrow the Government used against themselves in their own
trials sending them to jail where they all belong. ^
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