1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

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https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/1165022885/1000-defendants-january-6-capitol-riot

(7 minute audio at link)

1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here's where their cases stand

March 25, 20235:00 AM ET
By Meg Anderson, Nick McMillan

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These hundreds of people encompass "the most wide-ranging investigation" in the history of the Justice Department. NPR has been tracking every case related to the attack as they move through the court system, from the initial arrest to sentencing.

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The investigation has been a massive undertaking, both in its scope and cost. Every U.S. Attorney's office has been involved, as well as every FBI field office. As part of the $1.7 trillion government spending package passed in December, $2.6 billion was allocated to the U.S. Attorneys, in part to support the Jan. 6 prosecutions.

In order to bring charges, the Justice Department is sifting through mountains of evidence and chasing down tips. The FBI says it has been reviewing almost four million files, including 30,000 video files. Those include police body-worn camera footage from five different law enforcement agencies, surveillance footage from the building, as well as the many videos on seized cell phones and posted online.

"For context, these files amount to over nine terabytes of information and would take at least 361 days to view continuously," the FBI reported when it marked the attack's second anniversary.

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[BumRushDaShow]

1. DOJ has a whole section on their website dedicated to J6

Capitol Breach Investigation Resource Page - https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-investigation-resource-page

Capitol Breach Cases - https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases

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2. Thank you. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

3. YW and thank you for the thread and the NPR link!!!!

[Alice Kramden]

4. K&R n/t

[Martin Eden]

5. The person most responsible for the violence has not been charged

Not holding my breath that he ever will be.

[we can do it]

12. Come on, hold your breath.

[Martin Eden]

14. Can't.

It gets stale.

[gab13by13]

6. Fantastic job,

something that needed done.

258 people went to prison, the median prison time - 60 days.

[GregariousGroundhog]

9. So 129 people received 60 days or more

I imagine that under 60 days, some employers would opt to have a jailed employee use PTO or take an unpaid leave of absence over trying to hire a replacement, especially if the employee is otherwise reliable and productive. As the jail sentences gets longer, employers are going to be less and less likely to retain someone's employment while they are in jail.

Spending a couple weeks or months in jail sucks, but it's the aftermath that has the potential to turn someone's life upside down as they try to keep themselves housed and fed.

[BigmanPigman]

7. I wonder how many are still out there

waiting for their next directive from Dear Leader. When is the Waco rally supposed to happen?

[Scrivener7]

8. That is great and needed to happen. But a) NPR, it wasn't a riot. It was an insurrection.

And b) none of those people was going to yield up any chains to the organizers.

[republianmushroom]

10. Believe some sentencing should be longer.

But they have caught a lot of small fish, which is good.

[Lucky Luciano]

11. Why they're not all at Florence SuperMax in solitary confinement for 5+ years each

…is beyond me. The punishment for these extreme crimes should be extremely severe. They literally tried to end the United States of America. Their movement needs to be obliterated.

[markodochartaigh]

13. "...$2.6 billion was allocated..."

Along with sentences more in line with punishment for attempting to end the peaceful transition of power in the US I would like to see fines that would reimburse the cost of the investigations and prosecutions. And report those fines as well. And if a business paid to send people to the coup, go after the business as well.

[Irish_Dem]

15. I wonder what the total cost will be for the US taxpayer as a result of Trump and the MAGAs.

For all of the theft, waste and legal action?