Capitol mob ‘aimed to capture and assassinate officials’, US prosecutors claim

Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by US Capitol Police officers (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

The pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials”, US federal prosecutors said in court documents.

The remarks came in a motion prosecutors filed in the case against Jacob Chansley, the man who took part in the insurrection while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns.