U.S. law enforcement authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters, enlisting hundreds of investigators to identify and arrest the perpetrators, officials announced Thursday.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin said 15 people have been charged in federal court in Washington in connection with the rioting, while 40 others were charged in D.C.
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Fox News reports that Benjamin Phillips, a 50-year-old from Pennsylvania; Rosanne Boylan, a 34-year-old from Georgia; and Kevin Greeson, a 55-year-old from Alabama, died after suffering medical emergencies related to the Wednesday siege of the Capitol.
Updated Friday at 12:05 a.m. ET U.S. Capitol Police announced late Thursday that an officer hurt during this week's violent assault on the chambers of