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US Prosecutors Prepare to Bring Charges Against Capitol Hill Rioters

Masood Farivar

   WASHINGTON - U.S. prosecutors are preparing to bring criminal charges
   against some of the hundreds of pro-Trump rioters that took part in a
   violent assault Wednesday on the U.S. Capitol.

   Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in a statement the charges
   will be filed later Thursday and that investigators will continue to
   gather evidence and make arrests in the coming days and weeks.

   "The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that those
   responsible for this attack on our Government and the rule of law face
   the full consequences of their actions under the law," Rosen said.

   Rosen said that federal prosecutors have been working throughout the
   night with agents from the FBI, ATF, and local police to gather
   evidence, identify the perpetrators and make arrests.

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