At least 25 domestic terrorism cases were opened after the violation of the US Capitol, the congressman told the secretary of the Army

At least 25 domestic terrorism cases were opened after the violation of the US Capitol, the congressman told the secretary of the Army

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Crow, a member of the House’s Armed Services committee, said McCarthy relayed the figure in a phone call on Sunday and told him that long weapons, Molotov cocktails, explosive devices and zipties were all recovered by authorities as a wide-ranging investigation was underway.

CNN contacted McCarthy about the call summary and did not receive an immediate response.

The list of domestic terrorism cases that have been opened contributes to a growing understanding of the extremist elements of the crowd that pushed through the barriers placed along the perimeter of the Capitol on Wednesday before finally entering the building.

Only after pleading with Congressional aides and allies within the besieged Capitol, did President Donald Trump release a video urging protesters to “go home” while still fanning their baseless complaints about a stolen election.

And now, as the dust settles and the country struggles to make sense of the violence that left five dead – including a United States Capitol Police officer – experts warn that calls for violence only intensified before Inauguration Day, when the President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as commander-in-chief.

“We are seeing … conversations by these white supremacists, these extreme right-wing extremists – they are encouraged right now,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, which tracks and fights hate. “We hope that this violence can get worse before it gets better.”

Crow said on Sunday that McCarthy “indicated that the DOD is aware of other possible threats posed by potential terrorists in the days up to and including Induction Day and is working with local and federal authorities to coordinate security preparations.”

The Colorado Democrat also said that he raised concerns for McCarthy about “reports that active duty and reserve military personnel were involved in the insurrection” and that he called for “accelerated investigation and martial courts against those involved”.

Crow also called for “review of troops deployed for the inauguration to ensure that deployed members do not sympathize with domestic terrorists”, which McCarthy agreed on, said the Congressman’s call summary.

In all, there are now 20 known federal criminal defendants related to the Capitol riots.

CNN’s Rob Kuznia, Curt Devine, Scott Bronstein and Bob Ortega contributed to this report.

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