The US Department of Justice said Tuesday, January 12 to anticipate "
hundreds of indictments
", some for "
sedition
", after the violence on Capitol Hill.
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The charges retained so far were the simplest, to act quickly, but "
we are considering retaining major crimes such as sedition and conspiracy
", detailed the federal prosecutor in Washington, Michael Sherwin, at the time of a press conference.