Legal professional Normal Merrick Garland didn’t rule out the opportunity of prosecuting former President Trump for the occasions of January 6, 2021. 

Garland sat down with NBC Nightly Information host Lester Holt for an unique interview, to debate the continued federal investigation into the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol that day. 

Legal professional Normal Merrick Garland speaks throughout a information convention, Monday, June 13, 2022, on the Division of Justice in Washington.
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Requested if indicting a former president would create additional division within the nation, Garland stated the U.S. Justice Division will pursue justice “with out concern or favor.”

“We intend to carry everybody, anybody who was criminally chargeable for the occasions surrounding January 6, for any try and intervene with the lawful switch of energy from one administration to a different, accountable, that is what we do,” he stated. 

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Garland reiterated his response when requested if the DOJ would go ahead with the prosecution, even within the occasion of a Trump 2024 candidacy. 

Garland additional emphasised what he thought to be the significance of the January 6 Committee, calling it “an vital a part of democracy.” 

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“I believe that this is a crucial half that we not downgrade or suppress how vital that day was and I believe that the hearings did an especially good job of reminding us and for individuals who did not know within the first place, telling us how vital that day was,” he stated.