Attacking the capitol was criminal. People who came in as police said “come on in” and then are charged for being there… that charge is criminal in and of itself.
The circumstances, eg, mob violently breaking thru
perimeter barriers, breaking windows, breaking thru
doors to gain entry. A reasonable person would see
the mob as illegitimate, even if there was invitation
by some cops. To remain part of the mob as it
vandalized, looted, & threatened public workers
should be viewed as complicit. The only issue would
be each individual's level of criminal behavior.
Adding to their culpability is their responding to
Trump's exhortations to violence....
Shortly before legions of President Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol Wednesday, many of them heard the president give a rambling speech in which he continued to falsely assert he won reelection in November and urged the crowd to “fight like hell.”
www.bostonglobe.com
I'm far from being a patriot. I loathe our government.
But I do like the Constitution. It's exceedingly useful.
So I favor vigorous prosecution & severe punishment
of those who'd overthrow government by illegal means.