The mob that stormed the US Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said in court documents, according to The Associated Press.
The revelation came in a motion filed by prosecutors late Thursday in the case against Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who took part in the insurrection while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns.
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