According to Politico, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may indict up to 200 more defendants on January 6th.
With President Trump’s inauguration just 14 days away, the Justice Department will add hundreds of new defendants to the more than 1,500 already charged with crimes related to actions at the Capitol. Politico, January 6, 2021 reported.
Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia who led the prosecution of the January 6 defendants, announced last week that he would resign before President Trump took office.
“Over the past four years, our nation’s prosecutors, FBI agents, detectives, and analysts have conducted one of the most complex and resource-intensive investigations in the history of the Department of Justice,” said Attorney General Merrick Garland. “We have carried out this,” he said. statement Monday. “By analyzing large amounts of physical and digital data, they identified, arrested, initiated prosecutions, and secured convictions for a wide range of criminal activities against hundreds of people who participated in illegal activities that day.”
“The public servants at the Department of Justice have worked with relentless integrity to hold accountable those criminally responsible for the January 6th attack on our democracy,” Garland continued.
According to Politico, 60 of the people who may face further charges are suspected of assaulting or obstructing a police officer. (Related: Justice Department prosecutor who led prosecution of more than 1,500 cases on January 6th to resign before Trump takes office)
Statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Fourth Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the Capitol
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— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) January 6, 2025
President Trump has repeatedly said he would pardon the defendants on January 6th.
“I know the system. It’s a very corrupt system,” Trump said. said NBC News, December 8th. “They tell a guy, ‘You’re going to go to prison for two or 30 years,’ and they see their whole life destroyed. For two years, they… But it’s a very messy system.”
The Supreme Court ruled in June that the Justice Department interpreted the obstruction law, which covers financial crimes, too broadly in prosecuting the Jan. 6 defendants. Since the ruling, the government has waived charges in approximately 100 pending cases. According to to the Department of Justice.
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