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  I agree "traitors" is a more apt term. "Insurrectionists" or "terrorists" would also fit.
context: "The investigation into the storming of the Capitol is, by any measure, the biggest criminal inquiry in the Justice Department’s 153-year history.
  And even two years after Jan. 6, 2021, it is only getting bigger.
  In chasing leads and making arrests, federal agents have already seized hundreds of cellphones, questioned thousands of witnesses and followed up on tens of thousands of tips in an exhaustive process that has resulted so far in more than 900 arrests from Maine to California.
  But the inquiry, as vast as it has been, is still far from complete: Scores, if not hundreds, more people could face charges in the year — or years — to come, spread out over the course of many months so as not to flood the courts." >
  
  
  ...900 arrests from Maine to California.
  
  but the one arrest in Florida, arguably the most critical with mountains of evidence...
  [crickets] >
  
  Give the DOJ a break, ever since they hired George RR Martin to helm it, they just had a few totally random delays. >
  
  Good. >
  
  Meh. The people that are really responsible got away with it, so I don't see much worth celebrating. I mostly feel bad for the people who actually attacked the capitol. It's trump, members of his administration, and republican members of Congress that deserve to be behind bars.  That's never going to happen, which means there is no justice here. >
  
  I agree those orchestrating the attack won't be held responsible but I certainly don't feel bad for the would be revolutionaries.
  They literally tried to remove the government. It would have been chaos had they gotten their wish. >
  
  Many still hold positions or will be sworn into positions of power whenever the GOPs house shitshow is sorted >
  
  Terrorists, not rioters >
  
  That thumbnail is either a weather map or theres a high concentration of insurrectionist prosecutions in the bay area. >
  
  But why didn’t it happen instantly! >
  
  I know you mean that sarcastically, but I think it might be beneficial for some to spell it out anyway.
  insurrection is for the selfish, impatient and lazy.
  Doing things the fair way is laborious, rigorous, and, sometimes, boring. >
  
  And taking the selfish, lazy, impatient way doesn't often yield the results you want long term. Maybe a few people that participated get convicted, but you don't build up the case against the leaders. >
  
  Rioters? OK NYT. If you say so.