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Number of people charged in Jan. 6 rioting surpasses 1,100

thehill.com 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- How’s that boot taste?
  
  I think you've (somehow) read the opposite sentiment in that comment
  
  Found the traitor
  
  Retarded take.
  
  Shouldn't you know?
  
  Ratio'd
- The DOJ conviction rate puts the numbers at nearly the same.

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