The US Department of Justice consider applying the RICO anti-organized crime law to prosecute the far-right people who cause riots on Capitol Hill.

According to sources from officials and former law enforcement officials on Feb. 3, the US Department of Justice is arguing over the use of the Anti-Corruption and Crime Organization (RICO) Act to prosecute.

"This is a matter under consideration within the Ministry of Justice," the official said, who did not want to be identified.

RICO, passed in 1970, provides severe penalties such as a sentence of 20 years in prison and illegal asset confiscation of organized crimes.

Crowds supporting former US President Donald Trump on January 6 broke into the parliament building, causing riots that left 5 people dead and dozens injured.

Justice Department spokeswoman Kristina Midentasqua declined to comment on the possibility of applying RICO law to Capitol Hill riots.

The new President Joe Biden's administration has warned that domestic extremism is a growing threat since the attack on parliament building.

Jeffrey Grell, a lawyer specializing in RICO law, said this law was actually designed to target the mastermind behind.

US prosecutors have used RICO law to fight organized crime groups, such as the group of radical Islamist Omar Abdel Rahman, who was convicted of conspiring to bomb the UN headquarters and the George Bridge.

More than 170 people have been indicted for charges related to the January 6 attacks on the US parliament building.