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As Jan. 6 probe expands, officials worry DOJ resources are at a breaking point
NBC News / Comcast ^ | July 29, 2022 | By Ryan J. Reilly (D-NBC)

Posted on 07/29/2022 2:23:18 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON — It's the "most wide-ranging investigation" in Justice Department history: the unprecedented manhunt for hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Donald Trump's behalf on Jan. 6, 2021, and the criminal inquiry into efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

It's also a logistical nightmare.

As cases against Capitol rioters work their way through the court system and a federal grand jury hears testimony about Trump’s role in Jan. 6, some federal officials are raising concerns that it could bring the already stretched investigation of Jan. 6 to a breaking point.

The Justice Department has asked for help. Its 2023 budget request asks Congress for more than $34 million to fund 130 employees, including 80 federal prosecutors, to aid the "extraordinary," "unprecedented" and "complex" investigation.

Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, an MSNBC legal analyst, said: "People are concerned about the resources. It's an enormous amount of cases, and that puts pressure not just on DOJ, but on the courts and probation. It puts pressure on the entire system."

One reason for hope, sources say, is that a new batch of "term AUSAs," or assistant U.S. attorneys hired on a temporary basis, will soon join the Capitol Siege Section, providing much-needed relief that could help manage the existing docket and speed up new cases. It's just a bonus that the two-year positions appeal to young lawyers who may already be very familiar with the technology and social media platforms that have played huge roles in the Jan. 6 probe, an official said.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deepstate; governmentwaste; j6; jan6; jan6tv; lawyers; manpower; nbc; nbcia; pelosiscoup; pork; ryanjreilly; waste; witchhunt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maybe only limit the investigation to Ray Epps and his crew.


21 posted on 07/29/2022 2:48:16 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's the "most wide-ranging investigation" in Justice Department history: the unprecedented manhunt for hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Donald Trump's behalf on Jan. 6, 2021,

Can't even get through the first sentence without a lie. See Tagline.

22 posted on 07/29/2022 2:48:21 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maybe only limit the investigation to Ray Epps and his crew.


23 posted on 07/29/2022 2:48:24 PM PDT by lurk (u)
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To: AnthonySoprano

‘ They always have enough people to conduct Raids on anyone connected to Trump.’
So true..


24 posted on 07/29/2022 2:48:46 PM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: Newbomb Turk

Where are the 25 full time FBI agents who spent 2 yrs looking for Eric Rudolf? In idea roomy local deputy found him in a dumpster on a Sunday morning.


25 posted on 07/29/2022 2:57:00 PM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

i.e. they’re saying they need more of a bribe to keep this under wraps.


26 posted on 07/29/2022 2:57:52 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

7 Degrees of an Insurrection


27 posted on 07/29/2022 3:11:58 PM PDT by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is our extracted tax dollars at work.


28 posted on 07/29/2022 3:12:22 PM PDT by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
It’s a big job when you have generate the criminal evidence and prosecute.....

just posting for my friend.....

29 posted on 07/29/2022 3:19:14 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: jimfree

Yeah...


30 posted on 07/29/2022 3:22:32 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’m trying as hard as I can, but I can’t think of a more deserving department to break.


31 posted on 07/29/2022 3:24:52 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Murrill McLean Award, for cowardice by a Policeman, shooting of 12 lb. Mini-Dachshund. Danville, VA)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gotta get granny. Meanwhile narco terrorists are walking across the border bringing in tons of poison to kill Americans. Let’s go Biden!


32 posted on 07/29/2022 3:33:36 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’ll stop when the present Marxists are driven from power, not before.


33 posted on 07/29/2022 3:41:03 PM PDT by Don Corleone (leave the gun, take the canolis)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

*sob*

Having trouble lining up the manpower to frame people, eh?


34 posted on 07/29/2022 3:41:43 PM PDT by sauropod (Unbelief has nothing to say. Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; DoughtyOne; SpaceBar; MtnClimber; Travis McGee; M Kehoe; \/\/ayne; Newbomb Turk; ..

35 posted on 07/29/2022 3:46:50 PM PDT by 4Liberty (On Jan 6th: Trump’s OWN F.B.I. plotted against him.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Don’t worry, they’ll always come up with the money to investigate “noose hoaxes”.


36 posted on 07/29/2022 4:03:19 PM PDT by euram
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A few facts about the DOJ:

36,149 people in FY 2022 and that is a growing #
350 “Resident Agencies” around the U.S.
63 legal attaché offices around the world
56 field offices in the US

...with all the above, tens of millions of Americans have come to have ZERO trust in an agency that has become rotten to the core with marxist liberal democrats and want the agency shut down completely and STARTED OVER with a commitment to non partisanship that has serious consequences when not adhered to.

It also needs to be cut in half and the Washington D.C. office shut down and split into 50 offices in 50 State capitols. It also needs a new name. I suggest the National Investigative Service with all Biden and Obama hires terminated. My bet is Trump will have a similar plan announced soon.


37 posted on 07/29/2022 4:10:53 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Break it already.


38 posted on 07/29/2022 4:20:06 PM PDT by Overtaxed (As it was in the days of Noah.....are we there yet?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump committed no crime.
Offered 20,000 National Guard Troops Tp Pelosi and Chuckie.
They refused his offer.


39 posted on 07/29/2022 4:21:33 PM PDT by tennmountainman ( Less Lindell CONS, More AZ Style Audits)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s the “most wide-ranging investigation” in Justice Department history: the unprecedented manhunt for hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Donald Trump’s behalf on Jan. 6, 2021, and the criminal inquiry into efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
Uh......... bullsh##
Funny how they commit the crime and then accuse you of it


40 posted on 07/30/2022 3:39:39 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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