Number of people charged in Jan. 6 rioting surpasses 1,100
Number of people charged in Jan. 6 rioting surpasses 1,100
The number of people charged for their connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the Capitol surpassed 1,100 earlier this week, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced. The DOJ announced that as of…
The DOJ announced that as of Aug. 6, more than 1,106 defendants were charged in nearly all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for actions they took during insurrection.
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I'd prefer a headline that reads convicted instead of charged.
By the end of June 2023, about 700 defendants had been found guilty (most by pleading guilty, the rest convicted at trial), and over 550 of them had been sentenced. Hundreds were still awaiting trial or sentencing.
Give it about two years
I wish this didn't feel so true
The DOJ conviction rate puts the numbers at nearly the same.
I would too, but that would imply we trust our judicial system. Given their wrongful conviction rate, I guarantee there's at least a few falsely accused in there.
Are you implying Trump is wrongly accused?