US Cracks Down on Jan. 6 Rioters' Donation Profits.

The US Justice Department is seeking to prevent Capitol rioters from profiting from their participation in the attack on the Capitol by imposing fines on top of prison sentences to offset donations from supporters. Prosecutors are increasingly asking judges to impose fines on defendants who have set up online fundraising appeals for help with legal fees, questioning where the money is really going because many of those charged have had government-funded legal representation. The fundraising success suggests that many people in the United States still view Jan. 6 rioters as patriots and cling to the baseless belief that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump.