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Capitol Police intelligence report warned three days before attack that ‘Congress itself’ could be targeted Three days before thousands of rioters converged on the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police intelligence report warned of a violent scenario in which “Congress itself” could be the target of angry supporters of President Trump on Jan. Continue Reading . . . https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-intelligence-warning/2021/01/15/c8b50744-5742-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

Parler Users Breached Deep Inside U.S. Capitol Building, GPS Data Shows At least several users of the far-right social network Parler appear to be among the horde of rioters that managed to penetrate deep inside the U.S. Continue Reading . . . https://gizmodo.com/parler-users-breached-deep-inside-u-s-capitol-building-1846042905

Capitol Rioters Face Sedition Charges as DOJ Ramps Up Probe U.S. prosecutors are ramping up the investigation into last week’s riot at the Capitol, with more than 170 suspects under scrutiny and law enforcement officials planning charges of sedition and conspiracy. Continue Reading . . . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-12/capitol-rioters-facing-sedition-charges-as-doj-ramps-up-probe

Notable Arrests After the Riot at the Capitol Dozens have been charged in the days since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. On Wednesday, a mob of Trump supporters, encouraged by President Trump himself, converged on the U.S. Continue Reading . . . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/politics/capitol-arrests.html