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January 8, 2021

Federal Prosecutor Won't Rule Out Charges Against Trump for Inciting Riot at U.S. Capitol
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The top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., on Thursday refused to
rule out criminal charges against Donald Trump for inciting Wednesday's
riot on Capitol Hill. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin said Trump
and others could face charges ranging from seditious conspiracy to
rioting to insurrection.

Sherwin also said prosecutors will charge any Capitol Police officers
found to be complicit with the rioters. Officers were filmed pulling
barricades aside, holding hands with insurrectionists, and even posing
for a selfie after they smashed their way into the Capitol. 


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