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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, acting U.S. attorney in D.C. says
Source: Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/federal-investigation-capitol-riot-trump/2021/01/07/178d71ac-512c-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html?wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-politics--alert-national&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.U8n6YsczCcrCOfv-2AZVD4vNL1W_iy2w6GNZqrEGGsw
At a news conference to discuss federal law enforcements response to Wednesdays mayhem, acting D.C. U.S. attorney Michael Sherwin was asked whether President Trump, who had urged the crowd to "fight," would be investigated. The prosecutor responded, We are looking at all actors here, and all options are on the table. ... Anyone that had a role, if the evidence fits the elements of a crime, theyre going to be charged.