150 days after Capitol attack, more than 465 arrested: DOJ

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

More than 465 people have been arrested across nearly all 50 states in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department announced in a statement marking Saturday as 150 days since the insurrection.

A fact sheet released by the DOJ on Friday helps to illustrate what officials have described as likely the largest criminal investigation in DOJ's history, which continues to sweep up more suspects.

And investigators are continuing to search and seek tips on some of the most violent actors from that day. The department says it is still seeking tips to identify more than 250 individuals involved in assaults on officers or other acts of violence. So far, citizens around the country have provided more than 200,000 digital media tips to the FBI to assist in its investigations, according to the DOJ.

On Jan. 6, a rally in support of President Donald Trump turned deadly after Trump encouraged his supporters to march to Capitol Hill, where Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/150-days-after-capitol-attack-more-than-465-arrested-doj/ar-AAKK5AT

[RockRaven]

1. It is a little disappointing that 250 violent criminals remain unidentified...

But I understand (somewhat) how difficult it must be.

I hope they catch every last one.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

15. Some of them are making it easy

by posting selfies of themselves and comments on social media for everyone to see.

Their pathetic need for attention will end up getting them plenty of it- from the FBI and DOJ.

[COL Mustard]

24. Give Them Time.

This is a huge investigation and I'm sure that people will cooperate in hopes of getting a lighter punishment for themselves. But I'm with you...I hope they catch every one and lock them up.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I think I read that probably 800 will be

arrested eventually. Frank Figluizzi, MSNBC contributor and FBI specialist, said that they are working around the clock and this is not an easy task.

[bucolic_frolic]

17. There have been times when it appears he was up all night helping them

I don't know where this country would be without all the "talking heads" from law and law enforcement that have been on TV. Citizens really depend on them for information.

[brooklynite]

3. But why haven't they already been indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced?

Doesn’t AG Garland no that the blogosphere demands instant gratification?

[PortTack]

4. Ha...there you go again....spouting reality..kudos...kudos

[Elessar Zappa]

16. I agree with your point but blogosphere?

This isn’t 2005.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. They are doing great! Now find out who gave the 1-5 tour of Capitol too please.

[Progressive Jones]

14. And find out why only one of the traitors was shot. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

18. I don't want to condone violence, but that's a legitimate question

Law enforcement defends institutions all the time. I think the argument has gone around that they knew they were outmanned and didn't want a mob that could turn against them (and make if far worse). But I can't imagine LE putting up with this in most big cities or most major countries of the world.

[Progressive Jones]

20. My point, exactly. Security was weak that day.

This was no accident.
Americans have the right to know why.

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. If they had been BLM protestors, police "kettling"

and mass arrests would have gotten nearly EVERYONE on January 6th.

Just sayin’

[Kid Berwyn]

7. ++ Good

Exactly, FailureToCommunicate.

If the authorities wanted, no one would “escape.”

[Ford_Prefect]

8. Unfortunately there are over 150 GOP operatives, State politicians and Congress members who are

yet to be indicted or arrested for their roles in planning, funding, logistics, enabling, coordinating and covering up.
Which is to say nothing about their continuing participation in the ongoing coup.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. That may well be true, so are we waiting for more propitious political climate

or are we gauging a how far is prudent, or is this slow walk an indication of a much wider investigation. It's like peeling off multiple layers of an artichoke to get to the core.

[Ford_Prefect]

21. I don't know about slow walking for legalistic reasons, but it could be.

I'm concerned that the Democrats aren't looking at the coup this way. I'm equally concerned that the Biden Administration is making some of the mistakes that Obama's seemed to in trusting the GOP to play by at least some of the rules. They seem to be unwilling to observe that the GOP leadership will never do so when their path to absolute power hangs in the balance. They appear ignorant of the idea that the coup is more than the sum of its parts, is driven by very coordinated tactics, and has leadership which is not wholly resident in the domestic political realm.

[bucolic_frolic]

22. Two observations

You're right about all that. But Democrats are nothing without capitalism and the GOP are the capitalists. There are no jobs without them. We don't like what they do, but that's the system, even if it is threatened by the home gig economy.

And two, if you don't have the votes in Congress, you don't have the power to enact what you want, and even if you did, you still need the will of the people, as the GOP is beginning to find out. Do politicians lead public opinion, or does public opinion lead politicians?

The two parties have been in a duopoly for 150 years. They scratch each others' backs when they're down or up, at least in normal times. But now we have two very divergent ideas about governance. Things are very dicey. So we're in a stalemate, much like the last 10 years.

[lagomorph777]

9. And how many have been released to go on vacations?

[Aristus]

10. So will the "Nothing is being done" people please take a deep knee bend?

Thank you...

[Jon King]

11. The bigger picture is most anyone who would commit violence for Trump is known now.

There likely are not a ton more who would actually be called to violence for him. The vast majority were involved in Jan 6th and are now well known to the FBI.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. I don't think that's a very valid assumption

These were just the ones who managed to get to Washington, either on their own or with transportation provided. Imagine how many regretted not being able to make it.

[COL Mustard]

25. But With No Hope Of A Pardon Now.....

Who's going to be stupid enough to even try?

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Quite a tourist town ... not for pickpocketing I assume? /nt

[tclambert]

23. There is at least one more to go. He's been sighted walking around at Mar-a-Lago.

Many say he's the ringleader of the whole attack, though he himself chickened out on risking his own hide.