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Biden-appointed US Attorney hints DOJ may target Jan 6 protestors who DID NOT enter Capitol
Business & Politics ^ | 7 Jan, 2024 | Kevin Haggerty |

Posted on 01/19/2024 7:57:43 AM PST by MtnClimber

Three years removed from Jan. 6, the Justice Department signaled thousands more Americans could be in their prosecutorial crosshairs, even if they never entered the U.S. Capitol.

This week, the pearl-clutching commemoration colloquially dubbed “Sixthmas” was marked in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere with crocodile tears and hand-wringing recounts from “survivors.” In furtherance of the historical fudging on what actually took place as Congress convened to certify the 2020 presidential election, a DOJ official indicated even more people present that day could be charged with a federal crime.

Speaking for roughly an hour Thursday, President Joe Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves spoke to the expiration of the statue of limitations marked as Jan. 5, 2026 and the Justice Department’s intent to, as Attorney General Merrick Garland put it, “hold all Jan. 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under the law, whether they were present that day or otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.”

“It’s been three years since a violent mob attacked our Capitol,” began Graves who likened the breach of the U.S. Capitol to “scenes often reminiscent of a medieval battle.”

During his recounting, the U.S. Attorney ominously suggested a broadened scope of lawfare beyond those engaged in violent behavior and against those who were voicing their concerns about the integrity of the 2020 election.

“An important note when it comes to our prosecutions about those who remained outside the building. We have used our prosecutorial discretion to primarily focus on those who entered the building, or those who engaged in violent or corrupt conduct on Capitol grounds,” the official said. “But, if a person knowingly entered the restricted area without authorization, they had already committed a federal crime. Make no mistake, thousands of people occupying the area that they were not authorized to be present in in the first place.”

Graves statement was interpreted by many as a signal from the Justice Department, already under investigation for being politically weaponized by the administration, that “anyone who never entered [the] Capitol on J6 will be hunted down.”

“What a destructive exercise,” expressed columnist Miranda Devine in response as others reacted with calls of “Tyranny” and suggestions that this was “their election strategy.”

While it remains to be seen how many people the DOJ will actually pursue following Graves’ statement, the Associated Press harped on the over 1,230 charged with federal crimes “ranging from misdemeanor offenses like trespassing to felonies like assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy.”

“Roughly 730 people have pleaded guilty to charges, while another roughly 170 have been convicted of at least one charge at a trial decided by a judge or a jury,” the AP continued citing their own database.

Biden also got caught up in the narrative Friday with his penchant for storytelling leading him to reminisce while straining the borders of reality. “Jill and I attended the funerals of police officers who died as a result of the events that day,” claimed the president speaking from Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. “Because of Donald Trump’s lies. They died because these lies brought a mob to Washington.”


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: clonk; dissent; doj; freespeech; jan6th; policestate; politicalprisoners; showtrial
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To: Army Air Corps

“Next, they’ll go after anyone who ever thought of DC.”

Or have ever ever used DC (i.e., batteries).


21 posted on 01/19/2024 8:39:21 AM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: MtnClimber

If you watched the events online, either during or after, and Siri picked you up saying something against the government, you’ll be arrested.


22 posted on 01/19/2024 8:42:59 AM PST by fruser1
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To: MtnClimber
This is a HUGE TELL that the deep state PLANS TO STEAL THE 2024 ELECTION FOR BIDEN, AGAIN, AND HERE'S WHY:

They seek to ARREST AND IMPRISON EVERYONE AT THE CAPITOL on Jan. 6th 2021 because THEY DON'T WANT THESE SAME PEOPLE SHOWING UP AGAIN ON JAN. 6TH 2025 after they STEAL THE 2024 ELECTION!!!

BEWARE these clear signs of an upcoming conspiracy to STEAL our elections.

23 posted on 01/19/2024 8:45:56 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: MtnClimber

If there is any justice left in America the Jihad Junta is going to be held accountable for everything.


24 posted on 01/19/2024 8:56:23 AM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: Sicon

They are all one in the same.


25 posted on 01/19/2024 8:57:53 AM PST by Shady (The Force of Liberty must prevail for the sake of our Children and Grandchildren...)
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To: MtnClimber

DOJ signaled thousands more Americans could be in their prosecutorial crosshairs.

We saw your 2 year old baby being carried in the building he’s ours now come back in 20 years.


26 posted on 01/19/2024 9:03:02 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Vaduz

How long are they going to milk this FBI created scam???


27 posted on 01/19/2024 9:54:58 AM PST by CMailBag (I)
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To: MtnClimber

This is just an excuse to open the aperture of electronic surveillance on American citizens.


28 posted on 01/19/2024 11:21:08 AM PST by paddles ("The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates." Tacitus)
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To: paddles
excuse to open the aperture of WARRANTLESS electronic surveillance on American citizens
29 posted on 01/19/2024 11:24:04 AM PST by jpp113
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To: CMailBag

Until they want all they think is a risk to their plan.


30 posted on 01/19/2024 1:07:20 PM PST by Vaduz
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