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The Justice Department has gone far and wide in its Jan. 6 probe. Some want more

It has charged more than 800 people with crimes related to the deadly assault, secured three guilty pleas on the charge of seditious conspiracy and won cooperation of insiders from far-right groups.
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as rioters try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Justice Department is racking up convictions in its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, charging more than 800 people with crimes related to the deadly assault, securing three guilty pleas on the rare charge of seditious conspiracy and winning the cooperation of insiders from far-right groups.

But even as its investigation has heated up and fanned further out in recent months, the department has been hammered by lawmakers and political progressives who say it hasn't gone far enough.

Now, the congressional committee tasked

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