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Pro-Trump Capitol mob aimed to 'capture and assassinate' elected officials, federal prosecutors say

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PHOENIX - The pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to "capture and assassinate elected officials," federal prosecutors said in court documents.The remarks came in a motion prosecutors filed 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.RELATED: Federal watchdogs launch sweeping review of FBI, Pentagon and other agencies' Capitol riot responseProsecutors say that after Chansley climbed up to the dais where Vice President Mike Pence had been presiding moments earlier, Chansley wrote a threatening note to Pence that said: "It’s only a matter of time, justice is coming."Pence and other congressional leaders.

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