Biden admin vows to hold capital riot criminals accountable

Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of the Capitol siege (File)

Washington:

The US Justice Department intends to pursue perpetrators of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, whatever their position, Attorney General Merrick Garland, who is under pressure to accuse former President Donald Trump, said in a speech Wednesday had a reason to say.

“The Department of Justice is committed to holding all January 6 offenders, at any level, accountable under the law – whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the attack on our democracy,” Garland said, According to one excerpt released before his speech.

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