20 days after the violence on the Capitol on January 6, more than 150 people were indicted by federal justice for their role in these events, announced Tuesday, January 26, the American authorities. Fifty others are being prosecuted in the courts of the federal capital, said federal prosecutor Michael Sherwin during a press briefing.
This toll is expected to increase further, investigators having gathered information on around 400 participants in this coup. “As we speak, the list is growing,” he said. Initially, justice retained fairly simple charges, such as “intrusion” or “illegal carrying of weapons”, in order to move quickly. But heavier charges, including violence against police, have been added to some files and some defendants face sentences of up to 20 years in prison, said Michael Sherwin.
Five deaths in the attack
Supporters of Donald Trump had stormed the seat of Congress as elected officials were certifying the victory of his Democratic rival Joe Biden in the presidential election. Five people died in the attack, including a police officer killed by demonstrators and a protester shot dead by an officer. Homemade bombs had also been discovered near the Capitol, near the offices of the Democratic and Republican parties.
Investigations into these most serious facts are continuing, according to Michael Sherwin. The former president has for his part been sent to trial before the Senate, which will judge him in February for “incitement to insurrection”. For weeks, he denied his presidential defeat, presenting himself against all evidence as victims of “massive fraud”. Just before the assault, he addressed his supporters asking them to increase their “strength”.
In addition, nearly all Republican senators on Tuesday supported an attempt to block the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, accused of “inciting insurgency” in the murderous assault on Capitol Hill, giving a clear signal that a conviction of the former Republican president remains highly improbable. The vote came just after the swearing-in of the 100 senators, who have vowed to deliver “impartial justice” in the trial that will begin in the upper house on February 9.
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