What Merrick Garland Has Said About Indicting Donald Trump for Capitol Riot
What Merrick Garland Has Said About Indicting Donald Trump for Capitol Riot
BY Zoe Strozewski -
As the Justice Department faces increasing pressure to indict Donald Trump over his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Attorney General Merrick Garland has so far refrained from directly addressing the possibility of prosecuting the former president.
But Garland, the country's chief law enforcement officer and onetime pick of former President Barack Obama for a seat on the Supreme Court, has vowed to "follow the facts wherever they lead" in holding those behind the attack responsible.
Though Garland has faced pressure to indict Trump for some time, an ongoing series of hearings from the House committee investigating the riot has again placed the spotlight on the DOJ's lack of official action against the former president. During the hearings, the second of which took place Monday, members of the House select committee are presenting findings that they say show a coordinated effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and prevent the transfer of power to President Joe Biden.
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BY Zoe Strozewski -
As the Justice Department faces increasing pressure to indict Donald Trump over his alleged role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Attorney General Merrick Garland has so far refrained from directly addressing the possibility of prosecuting the former president.
But Garland, the country's chief law enforcement officer and onetime pick of former President Barack Obama for a seat on the Supreme Court, has vowed to "follow the facts wherever they lead" in holding those behind the attack responsible.
Though Garland has faced pressure to indict Trump for some time, an ongoing series of hearings from the House committee investigating the riot has again placed the spotlight on the DOJ's lack of official action against the former president. During the hearings, the second of which took place Monday, members of the House select committee are presenting findings that they say show a coordinated effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and prevent the transfer of power to President Joe Biden.
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