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Nearly 4 Years Later, No Letup in Jan. 6 Prosecutions, Possible Pardons or Not | RealClearInvestigations

If the defeat of Kamala Harris constituted at least a partial repudiation of the lawfare against Trump and his supporters, the message appears to be lost on top brass at the DOJ. Prosecutors are pushing ahead with what they consider the department s crowning achievement: the so-called Capitol Siege investigation into the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

In what Attorney General Merrick Garland describes as the biggest criminal investigation in Department of Justice history, more than 1,560 people have been charged for federal crimes never before used against political protesters, including under a post-Enron obstruction statute overturned by the Supreme Court in June. At least 1,000 of these defendants have been convicted either at trial or by accepting plea offers   with some 650 defendants ordered to serve time in a federal prison. Sentences range from a few days in jail to up to 22 years as the DOJ seeks terror enhancements to tack on additional time.

via www.realclearinvestigations.com

Trump should pardon all of these people on January 20th. The whole business is utterly unhinged. There needs to be a real Congressional investigation.