Dozens From NY & NJ Were Charged in the January 6th Riot. Here’s Where Their Cases Stand.

They traveled from the New York area draped in animal skins and Trump flags, armed with handheld radios and weapons, both manufactured and homemade. Among them were law enforcement officers and art students, a Queens elected official, a Manhattan social influencer, and a group of far-right extremists allegedly intent on murdering their political opponents.

One year later, a total of 72 residents of New York and New Jersey are facing charges for their role in the January 6th siege of the U.S. Capitol, which left five people dead and scores of police officers injured and traumatized.

On the one-year anniversary of the riot, reporters Jake Offenhartz and Matt Katz joined Michael Hill on Morning Edition to talk about the latest in the federal cases against those charged.

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