Trump State Department Appointee Convicted for Assaulting Police in Capitol Breach

Two men, Steven Cappuccio and Federico Guillermo Klein, have been found guilty of multiple felony charges, including assaulting law enforcement officers, related to their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Cappuccio was convicted of six felony charges, while Klein was convicted of eight felony charges. The men were part of a mob that illegally entered the U.S. Capitol grounds and engaged in violent confrontations with law enforcement. They face a maximum of 20 years in prison and will be sentenced in October and November 2023. Over 1,069 individuals have been arrested in connection with the Capitol breach, with more than 350 charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.