According to the US Department of Justice, the storming of the Capitol caused about $ 1.5 million in damage, according to The Washington Post.
According to the newspaper, the assessment of the damage is contained in the documents of the trial of one of the cases concerning the participants in the riots near the building of the US Congress. The prosecution plans to recover this amount from the defendants: $500 each from those who are found guilty of committing less serious offenses, and $ 2 thousand from those who pass under a more serious article.
Washington previously stated that the storming of the Capitol damaged some of the art and furniture of historic value. For example, the participants in the assault broke a 19th century gold mirror and knocked out many doors.
Recall that on January 6, supporters of former US President Donald Trump broke into the building of Congress to prevent the approval of the results of the presidential election, which was won by Democrat Joe Biden. As a result of the riots, five people were killed for various reasons.