The DOJ announced that as of Aug. 6, more than 1,106 defendants were charged in nearly all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for actions they took during insurrection.

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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The number of people charged for their connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol surpassed 1,100 earlier this week, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced.

    The DOJ announced that as of Aug. 6, more than 1,106 defendants were charged in nearly all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for actions they took during insurrection.

    The announcement noted that 372 people were charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers and employees, including 112 people who were charged with using a dangerous or deadly weapon or causing serious injury to an officer.

    Eleven individuals were also arrested in connection with assaulting a member of the media or destroying their equipment.

    The DOJ said that about 64 people were charged with destruction of government property, and 51 with stealing it.

    More than 310 individuals were also charged with “corruptly obstructing, influencing, or impeding an official proceeding, or attempting to do so.” Forty-two defendants were charged with either conspiracy to disrupt a congressional proceeding, obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder or to injure an officer.


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      1 year ago

      “Nearly all 50 states”

      Good news, there’s a number for that.

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        1 year ago

        I kinda wanna know which states didn’t have any… and if that’s more of a “couldn’t get there” (Hawaii? Alaska?) or a “we just don’t have nutters” (I dunno where that would be.)