The US Justice Department on Wednesday secured its 50th guilty plea in the January 6 insurrection, a key milestone as it nears its 600th arrest in the massive investigation.
In the eight months since the attack on the US Capitol, the investigation has ballooned into a nationwide manhunt for the Trump supporters and right-wing extremists who stormed the building and grounds, assaulted dozens of police officers and temporarily halted the certification of President Joe Biden's victory.
Prosecutors are working to resolve many of the lower-level cases, and most of the 50 guilty pleas are for nonviolent rioters. Meanwhile, cases are progressing against defendants who allegedly attacked police or are members of right-wing extremist groups, like the Proud Boys. Hundreds of the rioters are charged with felonies, and new cases have been unveiled almost every day in the eight months since January 6. But even with that progress, the FBI is still trying to hunt down hundreds of rioters listed on its"Most Wanted" website and has still not identified the person caught on video leaving two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill.
Sorting through this mountain of evidence and allocating relevant pieces to each case is a gargantuan task that has led to delays in some cases. This has become a frustrating setback for some of the few dozen defense attorneys with clients who were ordered to stay in jail pre-trial.The milestone number of guilty pleas and charges comes as the House Select Committee is ramping up its effort to investigate January 6.
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