Capitol riots mob will be held accountable, DOJ says

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Rioters on Capitol Hill caused ‘horrible mayhem’: Former FBI agent

Former FBI deputy assistant director Danny Coulson provides insight into the violence at the U.S. Capitol.

The Department of Justice plans to hold the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol accountable.

DOJ officials tell Fox News that federal law enforcement officials are investigating and will bring charges against participants in the mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, using facial recognition and other tools from numerous pictures and a great deal of video.

The FBI digital team is already looking at pictures and videos from government resources, media outlets and social media, according to DOJ sources.

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This process will likely look a lot like the developments that led to federal charges rolling out over several weeks following unrest across the nation last summer following the killing of George Floyd, according to a DOJ source familiar with the situation.

Several individuals involved in Wednesday's scenes at the Capitol are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in Superior Court in Washington, D.C. 

Federal charges are also in the works and will likely result in court actions in the coming days.

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The FBI and ATF worked to make sure the Capitol was cleared of intruders so lawmakers could continue the electoral process. FBI agents started on one side of the Capitol building and ATF agents on the other side and went through "every nook and cranny" to clear the building, according to a senior DOJ official.

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After clearing the building, DOJ officials got on a call with Capitol Hill leadership, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and others to assure them that they could continue their work.

More than 350 DOJ personnel responded to the Capitol to support the Capitol Police, including FBI, ATF, Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals, according to a senior DOJ official.