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summer_in_TX

(2,735 posts)
Mon Mar 28, 2022, 11:22 PM Mar 2022

Biden's Justice Department wants to hire 131 more lawyers to prosecute January 6 cases

Source: Insider

The Justice Department wants to hire 131 additional lawyers to help with the hundreds of prosecutions stemming from the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to the Biden administration's budget request for the upcoming fiscal year.

Rolling out the Justice Department's portion of that request Monday, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco emphasized the scope of the January 6 investigation, which law enforcement officials have repeatedly described as unprecedented.

In the nearly 15 months since a pro-mob stormed the Capitol, the Justice Department has brought more than 770 prosecutions, including cases charging members of far-right groups with seditious conspiracy.

[…snip…]


"Regardless of whatever resources we seek or get, let's be very, very clear: We are going to continue to do those cases. We are going to hold those perpetrators accountable, no matter where the facts lead us, [and] as the attorney general has said, no matter at what level. We will do those cases," she added.

[…snip…]

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-justice-department-prosecutors-january-6-capitol-attack-cases-2022-3



FINALLY some encouraging signs.

I saw someone had posted a tweet about it, but not an article.
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Biden's Justice Department wants to hire 131 more lawyers to prosecute January 6 cases (Original Post) summer_in_TX Mar 2022 OP
The DOJ needs these attorneys to put all of the TFG supporters in jail LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #1
That's unhelpful mahina Mar 2022 #2
Why? LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #3
Did you say the DOJ should jail all TFG supporters? mahina Mar 2022 #4
I was talking about the 750+ arrested on Jan 6. LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #5
That would be a different thing. mahina Mar 2022 #6
Prosecuting these assholes is a priority LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #10
I am not so sure how encouraging this is. It took them 15 months to decide they need additional JohnSJ Mar 2022 #7
This is in the presidents budget proposal... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #9
I don't think the additional attorneys wnylib Mar 2022 #13
This is a request for funds in Biden's budget proposal... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #8
The Trumpets are gonna need their own lawyers Mysmi Mar 2022 #11
So this little theater production UT_democrat Mar 2022 #12
Do it! Martin68 Mar 2022 #14
and... myohmy2 Mar 2022 #15

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,156 posts)
3. Why?
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 01:50 AM
Mar 2022

The DOJ builds these cases from the bottom. The more cases the DOJ takes to trial, the better the case for the higher ups

mahina

(17,646 posts)
6. That would be a different thing.
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 02:14 AM
Mar 2022

I can see that.

You can probably see why I thought that wasn’t what you said or meant.

JohnSJ

(92,183 posts)
7. I am not so sure how encouraging this is. It took them 15 months to decide they need additional
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 05:40 AM
Mar 2022

lawyers?

Even more concerning, is this a result of yesterday's contempt of Congress referrals, plus the assessment of the Federal Judge Carter's comments?

The reality is if we lose the House, it is pretty clear the January 6th committee will be shut down by the republicans, and if that happens it will make it even more difficult for the DOJ to do their job




reACTIONary

(5,770 posts)
9. This is in the presidents budget proposal...
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 07:05 AM
Mar 2022

.... You only get to do a budget proposal once a year. You will have to wait another 12 months before it comes up again.

wnylib

(21,436 posts)
13. I don't think the additional attorneys
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 01:42 PM
Mar 2022

are for the people named by the J6 committee.

They are for the 700+ insurrectionists who were arrested for attacking the Capitol.

reACTIONary

(5,770 posts)
8. This is a request for funds in Biden's budget proposal...
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 07:02 AM
Mar 2022

The president's budget proposal is largely a symbolic document that is meant to score political points and set a direction for the party. It signals intent, it is aspirational, and it's something a bit more than a press release.

myohmy2

(3,162 posts)
15. and...
Tue Mar 29, 2022, 07:12 PM
Mar 2022

...if the pukes take over in November it all ends...

...the optics out here is looking bad...

...over a year, still investigating as trump, his gang and the pukes thumb their nose...

...what we've got to realize is that there are voters out here that will vote puke just to punish us...

...not good...

...

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