Plea offers for some accused Capitol rioters coming soon, prosecutors say

Nearly four months into the Capitol riot investigation, prosecutors are ramping up efforts to engage in plea discussions with many of those accused of joining the attack.

Nearly four months into the investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection -- and following more than 440 arrests -- prosecutors are ramping up efforts to engage in plea discussions with many of those accused of joining in the riot at the U.S. Capitol. Plea offers could start going out to some accused rioters as soon as "the next couple of days," prosecutors said during a court hearing Wednesday, with more likely going out next month as trial dates approach for many of those who have been charged so far. The update comes after an assistant U.S attorney on Tuesday said that prosecutors had officially been authorized by their superiors to start offering plea deals more broadly, marking a significant turning point in the government's investigation. "In terms of the plea offer, we are authorized to be extending offers at this point," Janani Iyengar, a prosecutor in the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office, said during a hearing in the case against Couy Griffin, a New Mexico elected official and founder of the group "Cowboys for Trump."