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US prosecutors weighing sedition charges in Capitol riot

by Michael BalsamoEric Tucker
| January 12, 2021 1:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week's breach of the U.S. Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence and prosecutors are now weighing sedition charges against at least some of the Trump loyalists who stormed the building, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

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