FBI has trail of 140,000 images of selfie-loving Capitol siege suspects

Published Jan 17 2021 at 10:09 PM GMT

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Selfie-snapping Capitol rioters left investigators a treasure trove of evidence — at least 140,000 pictures and videos taken during the deadly Jan.
6 siege, according to federal prosecutors.
The mass of digital evidence from media reports, live-streams and social media posts has been crucial to the FBI by Friday having identified more than 275 suspects.