Many people at the Capitol right now have legal exposure for committing federal crimes.

Here is some of the relevant law...

It is a violation of federal law to trespass -- entering or remaining in a building that a person is not licensed to enter.

It is a violation of federal law to enter a restricted government building, or to engage in disorderly contact near it that impedes government business.

It is a violation of federal law to damage government property.

It is a *felony* to enter a restricted government building with a deadly weapon.

It is a *felony* to enter a restricted government building and also cause serious bodily injury.

Those federal felonies are punishable by up to ten years in prison.

There is strong evidence that many people at the Capitol are actively committing one or more federal crimes, all in public and on camera.

Many of these people face legal exposure for committing crimes on significant U.S. government property -- all while the police showed them far more restraint and leniency than shown towards individuals who have demonstrated peacefully in public.