Justice Dept. to focus on 'most egregious' Jan. 6 cases until Trump is inaugurated
Source: NBC News
Nov. 9, 2024, 6:00 AM EST
WASHINGTON The Justice Department plans to focus on arresting the most egregious Jan. 6 rioters particularly those who committed felony assaults on law enforcement officers but have not yet been arrested in the remaining 72 days before President-elect Donald Trump is back in the White House, a law enforcement official told NBC News this week.
Trump is expected to shut down the yearslong investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and has said he would absolutely pardon some, if not all, of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol that day, labeling them warriors, unbelievable patriots, political prisoners and hostages. A Trump campaign spokesman did not respond to a request for comment on which rioters Trump would consider pardoning, though the campaign previously said that he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants on a case-by-case basis when he is back in the White House.
Given Trumps stunning election victory, federal prosecutors in the Justice Departments Capitol Siege Section received guidance this week about how to proceed in pending Jan. 6 cases, NBC News has learned, including a directive to oppose any Jan. 6 defendants requests for delays. Prosecutors are instructed to argue that there is a societal interest in the quick administration of justice and these cases should be handled in the normal order.
As for new arrests, the law enforcement official said, prosecutors will focus on the most egregious conduct and cases until the end of the administration. There are unlikely to be any further arrests of misdemeanor Jan. 6 defendants such as those who entered the Capitol but did not assault law enforcement unless a judge already signed off on those cases, but felony assault cases will proceed, the official said.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/jan-6-cases-what-happens-focus-felony-rioters-trump-election-rcna175386
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