AG Garland and federal prosecutors are watching all of the January 6 hearings
Attorney General Merrick Garland is watching the House hearings on the lead-up to and day of Jan. 6, 2021 — as are the Justice Department lawyers prosecuting cases related to the attack on the Capitol.
“I’m watching and I will be watching all the hearings, although I may not be able to watch all of it live. But I’ll be sure that I’ll be watching all that. And I can assure you that the January 6 prosecutors are watching all the hearings as well,” Garland said at a press conference about a separate enforcement action.
Garland said he was not going to be able to give “my own personal responses to this kind of evidence that is coming out” of this month’s committee hearings, as he does not comment on pending investigations. [Continue reading…]