Attorney General Merrick Garland vows to hold the January 6 perpetrators 'at any level, accountable under law'
In a speech Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed that the actions the department has taken so far to respond to the assault"will not be our last."
"The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law -- whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy," Garland said."We will follow the facts wherever they lead."This 150 year old act may be the key to who is president in 2024Garland spoke ahead of the anniversary of the Capitol attack as he is under increasing pressure from the left.
Wednesday, Garland called the Capitol breach an"unprecedented attack on our democracy," as he pledged that the department would do everything"in our power to defend the American people and American democracy.""We will defend our democratic institutions from attack. We will protect those who serve the public from violence and threats of violence," Garland said.
"As a consequence, proceedings in both chambers were disrupted for hours -- interfering with a fundamental element of American democracy: the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next," Garland said."Those involved must be held accountable, and there is no higher priority for us at the Department of Justice.
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