- Several defendants in Jan. 6 cases have been asked about links to Donald Trump, close advisers.
- Former prosecutors say casting a wide net is common in building conspiracy cases.
- Defense lawyers say their clients offered no links to Trump or associates such as Roger Stone.
WASHINGTON – Federal investigators asked suspects in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, including members of the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers, about possible links between Donald Trump, his inner circle and the rioters.
Federal prosecutors questioned defendants facing the most serious offenses and those who played cursory roles in the attack about possible connections to the former president and those close to him as the Justice Department continues a wide-ranging prosecution that's netted more than 725 arrests.
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