The Jan. 6 attack: The cases behind the biggest criminal investigation in U.S. history More than 1,570 people have been federally charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR also obtained the transcript of Wise’s testimony, in which he acknowledged that he repeatedly yelled “kill ’em” as officers were being attacked and tried to explain his actions. “”Kill ’em! Kill ’em!” Wise yelled, as he watched the skirmish. “And you meant ‘Kill ’em, kill ’em, kill ’em, get ’em, get ’em,’ right?” Fontan asked.