DOJ Will Hold All <br />Those Responsible <br />For Jan 6 Accountable, , Vows US Attorney General.<br />DOJ Will Hold All <br />Those Responsible <br />For Jan 6 Accountable, , Vows US Attorney General.<br />U.S. Attorney General <br />Merrick Garland made <br />the comments during <br />a speech on Jan. 5.<br />The speech marked the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol carried out by supporters of former President Donald Trump.<br />Garland stated that the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to investigate the events of Jan. 6.<br />The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last. , Merrick Garland, US Attorney General, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />He reiterated that the DOJ continues to build cases against those involved "at any level.".<br />The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law — , Merrick Garland, US Attorney General, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy. We will follow the facts wherever they lead, Merrick Garland, US Attorney General, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />Garland also seemed to be responding to criticism that the DOJ investigation has not been wide enough.<br />We build investigations by laying a foundation. , Merrick Garland, US Attorney General, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />We resolve more straightforward cases first because they provide the evidentiary foundation for more complex cases, Merrick Garland, US Attorney General, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />There cannot be different <br />rules for the powerful and <br />the powerless, Merrick Garland, US Attorney General, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />Analysts were quick to point out that Garland's statements do not necessarily indicate the Attorney General plans to file charges against Trump.<br />Still, they also stated that most of the details of the investigation remain publicly unknown.<br />This is the largest criminal investigation in the history of the United States, and a lot of it happens, like an iceberg, under the surface. That’s necessary, that’s our system, Stanley Brand, Former House Counsel, <br />via 'The Washington Post'
