Scores investigated over Capitol riot

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Demonstrators gather at the west entrance of the Capitol in Washington DC during the protest last week. Photo: Reuters

The US Justice Department has opened criminal investigations on more than 170 individuals for their involvement in the riot at the US Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, and investigators aim to charge people with assault and seditious conspiracy, the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. says.

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