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AG Vows New Prosecutions for Last Year’s Capitol Attack

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 5, 2022

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland today defended the Justice Department’s (DOJ) approach to prosecuting those involved in the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol, and signaled the potential for new charges, The Hill reports. “The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last,” he said. “The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level, accountable under law, whether they were present that day, or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.” Garland’s remarks come on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the attack and amid calls from some congressional leaders that the department should target elected leaders who may have helped fuel the attack. DOJ reports it has charged more than 725 defendants to date.

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