Article 5TMMP Will the hundreds of Capitol rioters in court ever be held truly accountable?

Will the hundreds of Capitol rioters in court ever be held truly accountable?

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Nick Robins-Early in New York
from US news | The Guardian on (#5TMMP)

As Republicans spread a revisionist history of the insurrection, its perpetrators are celebrated and even elected to public office

It's been one year since a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol, as the stop the steal" rally demanding to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election turned into a deadly insurrection.

After the attack, the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation mobilized one of the largest criminal investigations in American history. Those efforts have so far resulted in more than 700 federal cases and counting, with more suspects expected to be charged. But for all that we have learned about the insurrection and the people who took part in it, crucial questions remain about the fallout of the attack for the far right and what it means to hold its perpetrators accountable.

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