WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Justice said 13 people have been charged in federal court for crimes committed during a violent riot that occurred on Wednesday when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S.
Capitol. "The lawless destruction of the U.S. Capitol building was an attack against one of our Nation’s greatest institutions," said Acting U.S.
Attorney Michael Sherwin. "My Office, along with our law enforcement partners at all levels, have been expeditiously working and leveraging every resource to identify, arrest, and begin prosecuting these individuals who took part in the brazen criminal acts at the U.S.
Capitol."RELATED: Timeline of the pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol: How the chaos unfolded"We are resolute in our.