The Capitol Siege: The Arrested And Their Stories
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70% of people charged in the Capitol riot were granted pretrial release
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- Trump supporters breached the Capitol January 6 to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election.
- Since the riots, local and federal authorities have arrested and charged at least 495 people.
- The Guardian found that at least 70% of Capitol defendants were granted pretrial release.
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Pro-Trump protesters storm into the US Capitol during clashes with police. Photo: Reuters
The riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has led to one of the largest criminal investigations in American history. The attack, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation views as an act of domestic terrorism, ended with five people dead, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer. Since that day, the government has brought charges against more than 500 individuals.
The stories of those charged provide clues to key questions surrounding the Capitol breach: Who exactly joined the mob? What did they do? And why?
To try to answer those questions, NPR is examining the criminal cases related to the Capitol riot, drawing on court documents, public records, news accounts and social media.
Jump to our database of individuals charged
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. 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.
There were those with connections to extremist groups or fringe ideas. At least 26 defendants appear to have expressed support for QAnon, the pro-Trump conspiracy theory.
At least 30 of the defendants appear to have links to the Proud Boys, a far-right group with a history of violent rhetoric and street violence . Their values have been widely described as racist, misogynist, anti-immigrant and hateful against other minority groups.
At least 18 of the defendants have alleged ties to the Oath Keepers, which the Anti-Defamation League calls an "anti-government right-wing fringe organization."
Lawmakers who supported impeaching former President Donald Trump argue that he "incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol." There is some evidence of that in court documents: Some who allegedly stormed the Capitol - at least 10% - explicitly said they were inspired by Trump.
"IF TRUMP TELLS US TO STORM THE F***IN CAPITAL IMA DO THAT THEN!" one defendant wrote. "I thought I was following my President," said yet another.
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The riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has led to one of the largest criminal investigations in American history. The attack, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation views as an act of domestic terrorism, ended with five people dead, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer. Since that day, the government has brought charges against more than 500 individuals.
The stories of those charged provide clues to key questions surrounding the Capitol breach: Who exactly joined the mob? What did they do? And why?
To try to answer those questions, NPR is examining the criminal cases related to the Capitol riot, drawing on court documents, public records, news accounts and social media.
Jump to our database of individuals charged
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. 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.
There were those with connections to extremist groups or fringe ideas. At least 26 defendants appear to have expressed support for QAnon, the pro-Trump conspiracy theory.
At least 30 of the defendants appear to have links to the Proud Boys, a far-right group with a history of violent rhetoric and street violence . Their values have been widely described as racist, misogynist, anti-immigrant and hateful against other minority groups.
At least 18 of the defendants have alleged ties to the Oath Keepers, which the Anti-Defamation League calls an "anti-government right-wing fringe organization."
Here's a generalization that's appropriate: they all committed sedition in favor of a fascist.
It's not easy to justify.
yet none of them have been charged with sedition. In fact the DOJ appears to be leaning away from such charges as that might be too political and the instructions being handed to prosecutors to use legally comparable laws to make sure cases being brought against the attackers of the Capitol are on firm ground.
And I see that the first of them has been sentenced. Probation and a $500 fine for simple trespass. Probably fair in this case but I'm confident there are those on the left who will strongly feel this was too light. In reading the article it seems like the judge came down harder on the Republican party than the individual defendant. I don't have a problem with that, there are some in the Republican party who have been so wrong in their statements that it defies understanding.
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Bob, why do you have to insult me? I didn't say anything that was not in the CNN articles.
Unless you value my opinion very highly, what I said could not be construed as an insult.
(Apparently, Perrie values my opinions very highly. She tickets me for "taunting" if I say I do not appreciate someone.)
True-- not easy to justify.
But most of them are so nutty...that they'll still try!
there are some in the Republican party who have been so wrong in their statements that it defies understanding.
Correct!
At least 30 of the defendants appear to have links to the Proud Boys, a far-right group with a history of violent rhetoric and street violence . Their values have been widely described as racist, misogynist, anti-immigrant and hateful against other minority groups.
Lawmakers who supported impeaching former President Donald Trump argue that he "incited a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol." There is some evidence of that in court documents: Some who allegedly stormed the Capitol - at least 10% - explicitly said they were inspired by Trump.
"IF TRUMP TELLS US TO STORM THE F***IN CAPITAL IMA DO THAT THEN!" one defendant wrote. "I thought I was following my President," said yet another.
But he didn't tell them to "storm the capitol"
He also never told his supporters to actually attack Chinese-Americans either!
Anti-Asian Violence Is Surging in the US.
Is he now in Jeopardy?
(What is the Kung Flu?)
Q#2:
What is..."The China Virus"?
Imagine thinking it's Trump supporters fueling that "surge."
Nah...they were all ANTIFA!!!
(/sarc)
Or better yet . . . "imagine" that it was the actual words of Trump himself fueling that surge!
IMAGINE!!!