Two years after a mob of then-Pres. Trump's supporters laid siege to the Capitol, A.G. Merrick Garland said in a statement that the Justice Department's efforts to prosecute those responsible for the insurrection remain 'far from over.'
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather outside the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.Two years after a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement the Justice Department's efforts to prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection remains "far from over."
More than 950 individuals have faced charges in connection with the attack, according to an ABC News analysis of court records, more than half of whom have pleaded guilty. According to the Justice Department, at least 40 individuals have been found guilty at trial on an array of federal charges, and in November prosecutors secured the first successful jury convictions on seditious conspiracy charges in nearly 30 years against the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, and another associate.
Attorney General Merrick Garland listens as President Joe Biden speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Jan. 5, 2023.MORE: Jan. 6 final report reveals new details, calls for Trump to be barred from office
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