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At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation.

US Capitol rioter Jacob Chansley asks for presidential pardon, saying he was answering the call of Donald Trump Posted FriFriday 15 updated FriFriday 15 QAnon follower Jacob Chansley is accused of leaving a threatening note for Vice-President Mike Pence. ( Print text only Cancel The lawyer for the US Capitol siege rioter known as the "QAnon shaman" has asked for a presidential pardon for his client, as another member of the mob who stormed the building faces court for allegedly planning to tak...

He meant to kidnap....perhaps execute: Retired Lt. Col charged over Capitol MAGA siege wanted to take hostages, say prosecutors who also claim QAnon Shaman planned to assassinate officials Retired Lt. Col. Larry Rendall Brock Jr was arrested last Sunday in Texas over his involvement in the US Capitol siege  He was photographed on the Senate floor during the deadly riot wearing a helmet and heavy vest and carrying plastic zip-tie handcuffs  The 53-year-old appeared in a Texas court on Thursd...

Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”

Vice President Mike Pence reportedly received a threatening note during the insurrection.

Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: An Arkansas man was accused Thursday of beating a police officer with a pole flying a US flag during last week’s riot at the US Capitol, according to court documents. In an arrest affidavit filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, an FBI agent said Peter Francis Stager is shown in video and photographs striking a prone police officer repeatedly

Larry Rendell Brock Jr, the Grapevine man facing federal charges for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, was released from custody Thursday after a prosecutor asserted in court earlier in the day that the retired Air Force officer should be detained as a threat to the public claiming he carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs in the riot because he intended to "take hostages."

Investigators believe there was a very organised effort, despite claims from rioters that it was a spontaneous outburst of anger over the election.

Larry Brock was arrested Sunday in Texas after being photographed on the Senate floor during the deadly riot wearing a helmet and heavy vest and carrying plastic zip-tie handcuffs.