After a Pause, Jan. 6 Arrests Are Now Sharply Increasing

The FBI is making arrests and the DOJ is filing charges at the quickest pace in three years, pushing the expected total up to 2,150 arrests by 2026.

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The pace of FBI arrests and the opening of new Jan. 6, 2021, criminal cases increased so much in late 2023 and early 2024 that District of Columbia federal courts could bend under the weight.

In the past two months, 93 people have been arrested and charged, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) reports.