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The pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said in court documents.
Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”
UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 6:30 pm Replies(5) Jacob Anthony Chansley, who also goes by the name Jake Angeli, is among those charged in the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection that a second impeachment charge accuses President Donald Trump of inciting. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) PHOENIX —Federal prosecutors said there was "strong evidence" the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to "capture and assassinate elected officials," but the head of the investigation cautioned Friday that the probe is still in its early stages and there was no "direct evidence" of such int...
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Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials."
The pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said.