The US Justice Department is facing a tougher climb trying to keep Capitol rioters locked up By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Published Feb 24, 2021 5:25:13 PM enablePagination: false endIndex: The US Justice Department is facing a tougher climb as it argues Capitol riot defendants should stay in jail — with federal judges pressing prosecutors to explain possible inconsistencies in their arguments in some of the most high-profile cases related to the insurrection this week. (FILE PHOTO) (CNN) — The US Justice Department is facing a tougher climb as it argues Capitol riot defendants should stay in jail — with federal judges pressing prosecutors to explain possible inconsistencies in their arguments in some of the most high-profile cases related to the insurrection this week.