The internet investigators Sedition Hunters have so far identified over 2,500 individual suspects who either entered the Capitol or clashed with police during the January 6th insurrection. 691 have been charged so far. The vast majority of potential suspects (75%) are as yet unidentified...
Huffington Post
...A HuffPost analysis of public-facing data on the Capitol attack, combined with the findings of online investigators working under the #SeditionHunters moniker, shows that the total number of Jan. 6 participants who could face charges if identified tops 2,500.
Federal investigators have quietly ticked up their own estimate. In a budget request earlier this year, the FBI told Congress that “approximately 2000 individuals are believed to have been involved with the siege.” Law enforcement officials did not dispute HuffPost’s 2,500 figure.
That means federal authorities have charged about 25% of the suspects who could face criminal charges for their conduct on Jan. 6. At the current pace, it would take federal authorities until early 2024 to bring cases against 2,500 defendants. And some of the easiest cases to bring, the “low-hanging fruit,” have already been charged.
The Capitol Riot was not only the biggest crime in U.S. history, it is by far the best documented...
Reuters
As the Justice Department prosecutes more than 650 people on charges ranging from trespassing to assaulting police, it is struggling to share the sheer volume of evidence with defendants and their attorneys.
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The Justice Department has amassed so much video evidence that it would take almost nine months, running 24 hours a day, to screen it all: 16,925 individual closed-circuit videos running a combined 4,800 hours, and 1,600 more hours of video taken by police officers' body-worn cameras, according to an Oct. 22 court filing. Defense lawyers were given instructions for accessing that video database on Oct. 18.
A second database containing more than 100,000 records from the FBI and other agencies is not yet accessible, the Justice Department said.
The FBI has rightly classified the Capitol Riot as an act of domestic terrorism….
NPR
The riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 has led to what the Department of Justice calls the largest criminal investigation in American history. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has classified the attack as an act of domestic terrorism.
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Since that day, the government has brought criminal charges against more than 650 individuals, and even now, more than eight months after the attack, the FBI continues to arrest new suspects. Meanwhile, some of these cases are reaching their conclusions. More than 100 defendants have pleaded guilty to one or more charges, and the charges against one defendant were dismissed. No defendants have gone to trial.
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A group this large defies generalization. The defendants are predominantly white and male, though there were exceptions. Federal prosecutors say a former member of the Latin Kings gang joined the mob, as did two Virginia police officers. A man in a "Camp Auschwitz" sweatshirt allegedly took part, as did a Messianic Rabbi, and a Christian pastor. Far-right militia members decked out in tactical gear allegedly rioted next to a county commissioner, a New York City sanitation worker, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
What’s lost on many critics of Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice, and the FBI is that this unprecedented investigation is in addition to their normal everyday workload. Every defendant has a right to due process and a speedy trial, not just the January 6 defendants... To categorize this as a metric fuck-ton of work is likely an understatement.
WUSA9
For those looking for an explanation as to how hundreds of people who stormed the U.S. Capitol can get off with a misdemeanor, former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani believes it comes down to a simple matter of the resources at hand for the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia, which is trying all 600+ Capitol riot cases.
“You have to charge these people,” Rahmani said. “You cannot give people a free pass when they enter the Capitol Building unlawfully. So, they're trying to strike a balance. But the Department of Justice isn't positioned to try 600 felony cases. It's just not what they do.”
By far the majority of of these Capitol Breach Cases are going to end up being misdemeanors. Most of these defendants are going to just stubbornly refuse to admit their guilt. It should surprise no one that the DOJ is trying to close the easiest of these cases as quickly as possible to free up resources that could be used elsewhere.
Just reporting these cases is an overwhelmingly daunting task… At my current rate, it’ll take me at least 20 years to write about each and every one of these seditious failures.
If you truly wish to see these domestic terrorists face justice in a more satisfying manner, then study these images and share these tweets or if you’re highly motivated you could always join the FBI…
The FBI continues to seek the public’s assistance in identifying individuals who participated in unlawful or violent conduct during the Capitol Insurrection...
If you have information about individuals who participated in unlawful actions at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or leave a tip online. You may also submit relevant photos and videos to the FBI here.
If you just can’t get enough information about the terrorists who tried to usurp our democracy, then these links are for you...
Department of Justice Capitol Breach Cases
FBI US Capitol Violence Most Wanted
Insider Searchable Table
George Washington University Spreadsheet Updated Daily
NPR Updated Database
seditiontracker.com
ProPublica Capitol Riot videos lifted from Parler