The U.S. Department of Commerce notified the FBI that FDNY members were allegedly thugs in the U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON (WABC)-The FBI is investigating whether members of the New York City Fire Department are a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump’s attack on the US Capitol on Wednesday.

FDNY spokesperson Frank Dwyer said: “The Department of Public Information has received anonymous allegations that active or retired members attended the event held in the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and provided them to the FBI as required. This information.”

The rioters took over the chambers of the House of Representatives and Senate, smashed windows, and waved the flags of Trump, the United States and the Confederacy.
A large number of photos and videos captured the riot, resulting in five deaths.

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By Saturday, prosecutors had filed 1

7 cases in federal district courts and 40 other cases in the District of Columbia High Court. Crimes involved attacking police officers, entering the restricted area of ​​the U.S. Capitol, stealing federal property and threatening lawmakers.

Prosecutors said other cases are still under investigation, federal agents are looking for dozens of others, and US prosecutors in Washington vowed on Friday that “all options are at the negotiating table,” including sedition.

This report uses information from the Associated Press.

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