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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuestion for the smart ones here please.
IF (when) DOJ charges TFG for his Sedition charges. Who will be the prosecutor? Plus will anyone involved, that refused the jan. 6th commission be SUBPOENAED to attend TFG'S trial? It's going to be a HUGE process for sure! Thanks in advance to all that comment!
Ocelot II
(115,716 posts)where the prosecution takes place, which would normally be where the crimes were committed, along with other US attorneys in that office. Garland would not do it personally; that isn't his job. They will subpoena whichever witnesses they think they need to prove their case.
bluestarone
(16,959 posts)It was before the commission? I mean can they STILL claim the 5th.?
Ocelot II
(115,716 posts)That's a basic constitutional right, and the fact that someone did it in a previous proceeding can't even be mentioned in a prosecution against them. Or, a witness in a trial might plead the 5th even if it isn't their trial - for example, a bookkeeper in a fraud prosecution against their boss might be asked about filling out certain paperwork for the boss. The bookkeeper might not want to answer the questions, because the answers could be part of the evidence that could be used against him if prosecutors think the bookkeeper was in on the fraud.
Genki Hikari
(1,766 posts)Because the crimes occurred in DC.
Matthew Graves is the US Attorney in charge there.
Most likely, he would assign a team of specialists among his Assistant US Attorneys to the case, people with extensive experience in trying criminal matters regarding federal government misconduct. DC probably has the most lawyers with relevant experience in that regard.