The Department of Justice (DOJ) may still charge up to 200 more Jan. 6 defendants, according to Politico.
With Trump set to take office in just 14 days, the DOJ is weighing adding hundreds of new defendants to the over 1,500 who have already been charged with crimes related to their conduct at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Politico reported.
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, who has led the prosecution of Jan. 6 defendants, announced last week he would resign from his position before Trump takes office.
“Over the past four years, our prosecutors, FBI agents, investigators, and analysts have conducted one of the most complex, and most resource-intensive investigations in the Justice Department’s history,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement Monday. “They have analyzed massive amounts of physical and digital data, identified and…
