DC US attorney says prosecutors have marching orders to pursue sedition and conspiracy cases
From CNN s Katelyn Polantz
DC US Attorney Michael Sherwin and Steven D Antuono, an FBI assistant director out of Washington, vowed on Tuesday to leave no stone unturned as they treat the investigation of Capitol rioters similar to terrorism.
Sherwin said he gave his prosecutors marching orders to pursue significant sedition and conspiracy cases as well related to the insurrection.
The Justice Department has already charged 70 cases, and Sherwin said he believes that number will grow into the 100s, and already arrested individuals may face more serious crimes.
2:54 p.m. ET, January 12, 2021
Top military officials preparing rare message to US forces in the wake of the Capitol attack
From CNN s Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley Michael Reynolds/POOL/AFP/Getty Images/FILE
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are preparing to send a message to the entire military force reiterating a tone of reassurance given recent violence in Washington, according to two defense officials.
The message will remind the force that their obligation is to support and defend the Constitution and reject extremism, the sources said. The decision to issue the message was agreed upon by the chiefs on Tuesday, one of the officials said.