Nearly a week on from the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob, more than 70 people have been charged, hundreds more are expected to face arrest and prosecution, and the FBI has been inundated with more than 100,000 tips, according to authorities.
Among those charged are some of the most recognizable faces from the attack, including a self-described "QAnon Shaman", and the man who was photographed sitting at a desk in the office of Nanci Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House, but in recent days, authorities have widened the net as they track people involved in the riot, with online tips helping to identify those who took part.
On Tuesday the FBI said more than 70 people had been charged over the storming of the Capitol. The agency said it had opened more than 170 case files in connection with the riot, and had received "more than 100,000 pieces of digital media" since 6 January.
These are only the beginning," the acting attorney general for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, said at a press conference on Tuesday. "This is not the end."
In the neighboring New York City borough of Queens, Eduard Florea, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group was arrested on Tuesday, after he reportedly attempted to organize an armed caravan to travel to Washington. Florea is not believed to have taken part in the Capitol riot, NBC News said.
More than 70 charged so far over Capitol attack as FBI inundated with tips
Hundreds more are expected to face prosecution as acting DC attorney general warns: ‘These are only the beginning’
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