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  • take out The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.

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  • Said on Friday there is no direct evidence to suggest that rioters who stormed the U.

  • S Capitol had formed kill capture teams.

  • The comments by acting U.

  • S attorney Michael Sherwin appeared to be an effort to walk back claims that federal prosecutors in Arizona had made in a court filing late on Thursday in which they claim there was evidence that rioters intended to quote, capture and assassinate elected officials.

  • Sherwin said that his office is leading the prosecution effort.

  • But as the local offices helped to run down suspects in their district's, there may have been a quote disconnect on the evidence obtained so far in the cases.

  • Late on Thursday, federal prosecutors have made sweeping claims in a filing as they asked the judge to detain Jacob Chance Lee, the Arizona man and Q and on conspiracy theorist who was famously photographed at the riot wearing horns.

  • The detention memo went into greater detail about the FBI's investigation into Chance Lee, revealing that he left a note for Vice President Mike Pence at his desk in the Senate chamber warning quote.

  • It's on Lee, a matter of time.

  • Justice is coming, Ah, spokeswoman for the U.

  • S.

  • Attorney's office in Arizona told Reuters.

  • The office plans to file an amended memo on Friday.

  • Sherwin said his office has brought 98 criminal prosecutions to date and has opened investigations into more than 275 people in connection with the capital riots in which Trump supporters stormed the building, ransacked offices and in some cases attacked police.

  • Stephen Dantonio, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Washington field office, urged suspects to turn themselves in freely, saying Quote to those of you who took part in the violence, Here's something you should know.

  • Every FBI field office in the country is looking for you.

  • As a matter of fact, even your friends and family are tipping us off.

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