The Atlantic
Treat the Attack on the Capitol as Terrorism
Failing to do so simply because most of the rioters are white and regard themselves as “patriots” would be deeply unjust.
January 17, 2021
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Public officials from Vice President Mike Pence on down have sung a consistent refrain since a mob attacked the Capitol on January 6: Those involved should be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of the law.” For those implicated in the murder of the Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, the penalties are obviously severe. Murdering a federal official carries a life sentence and, depending on what is proven at trial, could carry the death penalty.
and now it is the sdny s job to peel it all apart and put it all back together because they will be prosecuting the case against him. where is the what do you think of the case right now? well, it looks like a strong case. obviously, they re just kind of now starting to go through the materials that they seized. they have the van, they did a search warrant on the mother s house, so they ll be going through all of that, but they have his fingerprint, they have his dna in the packages, you know, he apparently admitted at least to some degree he didn t think he was going to hurt anyone, so it looks pretty strong. it s interesting to see what they charged and what they didn t charge. they could up the ante, if you will. this is not this is the floor, not the ceiling. correct. so all they re doing in a criminal complaint is establishing probable cause for the arrest and trying to hold him. he s detained. when they have time, they go through the evidence, go before the grand jury,