Justice Department officials said they are still weighing charges against an additional 200 people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, despite President Joe Biden’s imminent exit from the White House.
Among the suspects referred by the FBI that remain uncharged, 60 people are suspected of assaulting or impeding law enforcement officers, marking a possible escalation in what Attorney General Merrick Garland has called one of the DOJ’s most complex and resource-intensive investigations.
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