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.
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"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.
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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.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,156 posts)mahina
(17,646 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,156 posts)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)71 million of them, criminal or not?
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,156 posts)mahina
(17,646 posts)I can see that.
You can probably see why I thought that wasnt what you said or meant.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,156 posts)JohnSJ
(92,183 posts)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).... 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)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)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.
Mysmi
(14 posts)Lock them up.
UT_democrat
(143 posts)is going to Broadway now? Cool.
Martin68
(22,794 posts)myohmy2
(3,162 posts)...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...
...