{"id":1193828,"date":"2022-01-06T11:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1193828"},"modified":"2022-01-06T11:49:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:49:41","slug":"attorney-general-merrick-garland-no-higher-priority-than-prosecuting-january-6-rioters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-merrick-garland-no-higher-priority-than-prosecuting-january-6-rioters\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney General Merrick Garland: \u2018No Higher Priority\u2019 than Prosecuting January 6 Rioters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fattorney-general-merrick-garland-no-higher-priority-than-prosecuting-january-6-rioters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1193828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Merrick-Garland-Testimony-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, \u201cthere is no higher priority\u201d for the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) than charging and prosecuting those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech on the eve of the January 6 anniversary, Garland&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/jan\/5\/merrick-garland-justice-dept-has-no-higher-priorit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;DOJ employees:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Garland went on to say, \u201cThose involved must be held accountable, and there is no higher priority for us at the Department of Justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland also announced the arrest numbers for the department\u2019s largest investigation in its history. As of Wednesday, 725 individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the riot. Of those 725, DOJ prosecutors charged 325 with felonies. In addition, the department is still searching for 250 individuals who allegedly assaulted police officers on January 6.<\/p>\n<p>Garland\u2019s remarks come as prominent Democrats question the effectiveness of Garland and his investigation. Former Democrat Sen. Claire McCaskill&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/jan\/5\/merrick-garland-justice-dept-has-no-higher-priorit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a>&nbsp;that if Garland does not charge former President Donald Trump, he could \u201cgo down in infamy as one of the worst attorney generals in this country\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Further, Garland used the speech as an opportunity to promote voting legislation Congressional Democrats hope to pass. The Democrats intend to use the upcoming January 6 anniversary to push their voting legislation packages through Congress, according to&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/democrats-to-use-january-6-anniversary-to-lobby-manchin-and-sinema-on-filibuster-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garland vowed that the DOJ would \u201cdo all it can to protect voting rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland then called on Congress to pass voting rights legislation. \u201cIt is essential for Congress to act to give the Department the powers we need to ensure that every eligible voter can cast a vote that counts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General also criticized the Supreme Court\u2019s 2013 decision that struck down a section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.<\/p>\n<p>As the National Review&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/news\/garland-uses-january-6-anniversary-speech-to-stump-for-dem-voting-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported,&nbsp;<\/a>\u201cGarland&nbsp;noted in his Wednesday speech that the Voting Rights Act gave the DOJ \u201cvaluable tools\u201d to protect the right to vote, but that the Supreme Court\u2019s Shelby County v Holder decision \u201ceffectively eliminated\u201d the \u201cDepartment\u2019s most effective tool for protecting voting rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland claimed that since those decisions, new \u201clegislative enactments\u201d have made it harder for citizens to vote, including by redistricting maps drawn to the detriment of minority voters or voters of an opposing political party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said, \u201cthere is no higher priority\u201d for the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) than charging and prosecuting those involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. 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