Gallego said sentences being handed down to rioters caught inside the Capitol on January 6 are 'slaps on the wrist' and won't prevent a future coup attempt.
"Look, either Merrick Garland steps it up or needs to step out," Gallego toldon Sunday."The attorney general of the United States, the most important thing is to protect the Constitution of the United States. He's failing now because he wants to stick to some norms. There is no norms when there's an almost-coup of this country!"
Gallego said that sentences being handed down to rioters caught inside the Capitol on January 6 are"slaps on the wrist", and are less severe than expected. Arizona Representative Ruben Gallego called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the January 6 Capitol riot. In this photo, Gallego speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on November 12, 2014, in Washington, D.C.As of the end of October, approximately 691 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection, Insider reported. However, the U.S.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton O'Connor told Howell that such charges can only be proven if rioters publicly said on video or social media that they wanted to disrupt the election. Otherwise, O'Connor said, DOJ prosecutors may have trouble proving the charge beyond a reasonable doubt to juries.
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