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BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe probe into perpetrators of the 6 January attack has become one of the largest investigations in US history It's been six months since supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and the FBI is renewing its appeal for the public's assistance in identifying those involved. On Tuesday, the agency released 11 new videos of suspects allegedly involved in violent clashes with law enforcement during the 6 January siege. Since January, the FBI has arrested more than 535 individuals for a variety of criminal activit...

America watched as hordes of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — crushing through windows, pressing up stairways, and sending lawmakers and law enforcement running for their lives. The flood of protesters who streamed into the Capitol that day left federal authorities with an equally immense task: finding and charging those responsible. The Department of Justice said more than 535 defendants had been arrested so far in connection with the attack, and FBI Director Christopher Wray said the federal law enforcement agency has “hundreds more investigations still ongoing,” includ...

Capitol riot defendants accused of trying to delete photos, texts July 4, 2021 WASHINGTON: Dozens of the more than 500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have been accused in court documents of attempting to delete photos and other content from their phones and social media accounts to hide their participation in the mob attack. According to an analysis by media, at least 49 people charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia have been accused of attempting to erase online and mobile phone content from Jan. 6. Investigators have been able to tr...

Samuel Corum / Getty Images An alleged member of the Oath Keepers has pleaded guilty to charges connected to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol and agreed to cooperate with the government in its conspiracy case against the extremist group. Mark Grods entered a plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of obstruction of an official proceeding. According to the statement of offense, the conspiracy's aim was to stop Congress' certification of the Electoral College count. The plea marks another step forward for prosecutors pursuing a broader conspiracy case against 16 alleg...

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press An Alabama man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the Oath Keepers extremist group pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and is cooperating with prosecutors in another major boost for the Justice Department in its sweeping Jan. 6 investigation. Mark Grods, 54, is the second member of the far-right Oath Keepers group to admit to participating in a conspiracy to block the certification of President Joe Biden's victory and agree to cooperate in the Department of Justice's massive investigation. Grods' case was kept secret unti...