You are a U.S. attorney tasked with prosecuting cases against participants involved in the January 6^th Capital riots. There is no evidence that the person you are considering prosecuting now committed vandalism or assault. You only have pictures of the individual inside the Capitol building. You have been instructed by your superiors to file charges for a variety of federal crimes and to charge as high as the evidence allows.

You personally believe that this individual got carried away by the moment and should not be prosecuted, although you are concerned that the individual is defiant. He is swearing that this participation was an appropriate act of civil disobedience, and he would do it again.

In your initial post respond to the following:

• What would you do?
• How would you handle this situation?