Evidence in Capitol attack investigation trending toward sedition charges, departing chief says
Source: Washington Post
Evidence in Capitol attack investigation trending toward sedition charges, departing chief says
By Spencer Hsu
Former interim U.S. attorney Michael R. Sherwin, of Washington, reiterated Sunday that he thinks charges of seditious conspiracy could be brought against certain defendants in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, a rarely invoked charge for those who use violence to hinder the execution of federal law. In a “60 Minutes” interview aired on CBS two days after he stepped down from supervising the investigation, Sherwin said, “I personally believe the evidence is trending toward that, and probably meets those elements.” “I believe the facts do support those charges. And I think that, as we go forward, more facts will support that,” he said.
Sherwin’s comments echo those he made Jan. 26, when he said, “We are closely looking at evidence related to the sedition charges. .?.?. We are working on those cases. I think the results will bear fruit very soon.” Since that time, prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office for District of Columbia, which has led the inquiry, have charged about 20 members of the Proud Boys — a far-right group with a history of violence — with leading some of the earliest and most aggressive efforts to breach the Capitol.
Prosecutors and the FBI also have accused 10 members and affiliates of the Oath Keepers with conspiring to obstruct Congress. The Justice Department is now looking at whether a larger conspiracy case can be made, including against senior figures in the group, which recruits military, law enforcement and first-responder personnel and claims authority to disobey government orders that some think are part of a conspiracy to strip Americans of their constitutional rights.
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Sherwin also told “60 Minutes” that he personally witnessed some of the events Jan. 6, noticing some people in Kevlar vets, helmets and tactical gear leave early while he accompanied D.C. police to President Donald Trump’s rally on the Ellipse. In unaired portions of the interview, Sherwin debunked claims about left-wing extremists posing as Trump supporters and discussed tours of the building that took place before Jan. 6, “60 Minutes” reported.
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THIS is what I've been waiting for, music to my ears.
Every single person who's been charged so far all I've heard is trespassing type charges, and some charges of violence. No sedition/insurrection charges.
Yet this whole thing CLEARLY was an insurrection by the definition of the word.
"Unaired Portions", eh CBS? Great job there 
Another example of why the M$M drives me bonkers.
