DOJ: Rioters Committed 1000 Assaults On DC Police

The Hill reports:

Prosecutors say rioters committed roughly 1,000 assaults on federal officers during the Jan. 6 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol.

In a court filing Wednesday, federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. said they have already uploaded over 2,900 police bodycam videos from Jan. 6 to its evidence database, totaling over 2,300 hours — or nearly 100 days.

According to the DOJ, 175 individuals have already been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. This includes 55 who have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon, or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.

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