The FBI is now investigating whether members of the New York Fire Department were involved in the attack on the United States Capitol building on Wednesday after anonymous reports.
An FDNY spokesman confirmed to Fox News on Saturday that fire officials “active or retired” were suspected of being among the protesters who broke into the Capitol.
“The department received anonymous allegations that active or retired members were present at United States Capitol events on January 6 and, as needed, provided that information to the FBI,” FDNY spokesman Frank Dwyer told Fox. News on Saturday after ABC 7 first reported the investigation.
Although Dwyer has not clarified how many individuals are believed to be present among the thousands of Trump supporters, Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said earlier this week that those involved in the attack “would face all the consequences of their actions under the law”.
Rosen said the Justice Department “will continue to methodically evaluate the evidence, prosecute crimes and make arrests in the coming days and weeks”.
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Approximately 16 people were indicted in federal court for the attack on the Capitol, including West Virginia state delegate Derrick Evans.
Evans posted a video of himself after crossing the building’s threshold, as thousands of people entered climbing the exterior of the Capitol walls, smashing the windows and forcibly opening doors while the Capitol Police struggled to gain control of the situation.
Evans resigned after being charged on Saturday.
Another 40 people were indicted in the Superior Court of Justice, according to a statement released by the DOJ on Friday.
The crowd attacked the Capitol while lawmakers gathered for a joint session to vote on certifying the results of the Electoral College on Wednesday.
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Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers took shelter in safe places, hid in their offices under desks, and took shelter on the upper balcony of the Chamber chamber after being trapped inside.
Five people were killed as a result of the riot that overwhelmed federal police, including a Capitol police officer, whose death is now under investigation.