By Steve Neavling
The FBI has found no compelling evidence to suggest the Jan. 6 riot was part of a coordinated plot to overturn the presidential election, four current and former law enforcement officials tell Reuters.
Of the more than 570 people arrested for their role in the riot, a vast majority were not connected to each other or far-right groups.
“Ninety to ninety-five percent of these are one-off cases,” a former senior law enforcement official said. “Then you have 5%, maybe, of these militia groups that were more closely organized. But there was no grand scheme with Roger Stone and Alex Jones and all of these people to storm the Capitol and take hostages.”
Of those arrested, 40 were charged with conspiracy for allegedly plotting the attack. More than 170 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding a police officer.
A congressional investigation is underway, in part, to determine whether the riot was part of an organized plot.
So far, the FBI has found no evidence that former President Trump or those around him helped coordinate with others to overtake the building.
