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Over 300 charged from more than 40 states: What we know about the "unprecedented" Capitol riot...
Over 300 charged from more than 40 states: What we know about the "unprecedented" Capitol riot arrestsBY CLARE HYMES, CASSIDY MCDONALD, ELEANOR WATSON
UPDATED ON: FEBRUARY 26, 2021 / 2:16 PM / CBS NEWS
America watched as hordes of rioters broke into the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — crushing through windows, pressing up stairways, and sending lawmakers and law enforcement running for their lives. The flood of protesters who streamed into the Capitol that day left federal authorities with an equally immense task: finding and charging those responsible.
Federal prosecutors have now charged more than 300 people, and arrested more than 280, in connection with the events of January 6, Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin said Friday. A Justice Department official said this week that the department had opened files on approximately 540 subjects.
"The investigation into those responsible is moving at a speed and scale that's unprecedented, and rightly so. Those responsible must be held to account, and they will be," Carlin said.
As law enforcement continues to round up alleged attackers, here's what CBS News has learned about the people who were arrested:
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-arrests-2021-02-26/