WP: The US Department of Justice estimated the damage from the storming of the Capitol at $1.5 million

The US Department of Justice estimated the damage caused to the Capitol as a result of the January assault by supporters of Donald Trump at $1.5 million. This was reported on Thursday by The Washington Post.

According to her, the damage assessment is contained in the documents of the trial of one of the cases concerning rioters in the US Congress. The prosecution intends to try to recover this amount from the defendants: $500 from those who are found guilty of committing less serious offenses, and $2 thousand from those who are under a more serious article.

The publication notes that the principle of calculating this amount is not completely clear. Representatives of the chief architect of the Capitol confirmed that they provided the US Department of Justice with their assessment of the damage, which formed the basis for the department’s calculations.

As stated by the US authorities, as a result of the storming of the Capitol, art objects and furniture of historical value were damaged, among other things. A gold mirror of the XIX century was broken and many windows and doors were broken.

On January 6, supporters of the previous US president, Republican Donald Trump, broke into the Congress building to prevent the approval of the results of the presidential election. This election was held in November 2020, and was won by Democrat Joe Biden. During the riots inside the building itself, the police shot and killed a demonstrator. In addition, there were recorded unrelated deaths of three more people, qualified as a medical emergency. A Capitol police officer died after the clashes.