The first Jan. 6 riot trials will test prosecutors’ use of a 2002 financial-reform law to punish some who played leading roles in the attack on the Capitol
WASHINGTON—The U.S. criminal investigation into the Jan.
6 Capitol riot is entering a more contentious phase as it nears the one-year mark, with initial trials set to test the government’s strategy of using provisions first laid out in a 2002 financial-industry law to prosecute some accused of leading the mob.while Congress met to certify President Biden’s win have been arrested this year, including more than 200 who face charges of assaulting officers or engaging in other violent conduct.
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