Could be more than 100 of them still at large ….
More than 400 have been charged with crimes done during the protest violence….
FBI Still Pursuing ‘Hundreds’ In Capitol Riot
The FBI is pursuing potentially hundreds more suspects in the Capitol riot, the agency’s director told Congress, calling the effort to find those responsible for the deadly assault “one of the most far-reaching and extensive” investigations in the bureau’s history, the New York Timesreports.
Said FBI Director Christopher Wray: “We’ve already arrested close to 500, and we have hundreds of investigations that are still ongoing beyond those 500.”
Update on the Capitol Protest cases…
Jim Sciutto
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Breaking: Oath Keeper to plead guilty, first among major Capitol riot conspiracy cases – a significant development as investigators continue to pursue extremist groups they believe planned an attack to help then-President Trump stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election.
The FBI begins going after the Capitol protestors that attacked media people…
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The arrests come at a contentious moment for the Justice Department and First Amendment advocates, who have sharply criticized federal law enforcement for secretly issuing subpoenas of reporters’ phone records during the Trump administration.
The new attorney general, Merrick Garland, has ordered the drafting of new rules for prosecutors when trying to identify who may have leaked classified information, but critics of the long-standing Justice Department policy say it should not have taken another set of controversial subpoenas for law enforcement officials to stop using such secretive measures to hunt for reporters’ sources.
Sen. Wyden proposes new shield law to protect journalists’ phone, email records
Amid that ongoing tension, the Justice Department has begun arresting some of those who allegedly surrounded a group of reporters outside the Capitol, ran them off and then set out to destroy tens of thousands of dollars worth of their gear….
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