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WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal prosecutors are considering sedition charges against at least some of the protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week and will be examining the movement and money flow of the rioters who converged on Washington.
That’s according to U.S. officials who spoke at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
They say some of the original misdemeanor charges are intended as placeholder counts and more serious counts like sedition and conspiracy are being contemplated.
Acting U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C., Michael Sherwin, said that he has established multiple strike forces to focus on a variety of charges that range from simple trespassing to sedition and conspiracy and well as federal murder charges.
Some of the rioters could face up to 20 years in prison.
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(WBAP/KLIF contributed to this report.)