No End in Sight as Jan. 6 Prosecutions Near the 1,000-Case Milestone, DOJ Reports

Police fire munitions into a crowd on the west side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested for alleged crimes at the Capitol. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) historic, sweeping effort to arrest and prosecute supporters of former President Donald Trump for alleged crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is nearing the 1,000-case milestone.

As the Jan. 6 prosecution effort enters its third year, the pace of FBI arrests hasn’t lessened, with six so far in February and 985 since Jan. 7, 2021.