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Eleanor Holmes Norton
@eleanorholmesnorton· Democratic · DC· Jan 10, 2022

I have repeatedly introduced legislation that will require OPM to make permanent free identity protection coverage.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

In the first months of the investigation, approximately 145 defendants pled guilty to misdemeanors, mostly defendants who did not cause injury or damage.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

We will defend our Democratic institutions from attack. We will protect those who serve the public from violence and threats of violence. We will protect the cornerstone of our democracy: the right of every eligible citizen to cast a vote…

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

The majority of Americans still support the principle that all people should be treated fairly under the law including Donald Trump, and that the majority will reject political violence and trust the judicial system.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

You should expect to see lower sentences early on. The sentences will ratchet up as we tackle the more serious cases.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

We build investigations by laying a foundation. We resolve more straightforward cases first, because they provide the evidentiary foundation for more complex cases.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

So I was really pleased to hear Attorney General Garland reinforce that they`re going to be focusing on and holding accountable people at any level, whether present at the Capitol or not.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

The protection of the Voting Rights Act have been drastically weakened. There has been a dramatic increase in legislative enactments that make it harder for millions of eligible voters to vote and to elect representatives of their own…

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

Over 40 years ago, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, the Justice Department concluded that the best way to ensure the department's independence, integrity, and fair application of our laws, and therefore the best way to ensure the…

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

Those who assaulted officers or damaged the Capitol faced greater charges.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

It's now up to Congress to help ensure that every eligible voter can cast a vote that counts.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

Merrick Garland said very clearly, it despite the fact that we`ve seen startling polling that many Americans, not the majority, but still many believe that violence is an answer to political conflict. Attorney General Garland said that is…

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

As of today, we have arrested and charged more than 725 defendants in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia for their roles in the January 6th attack.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

To fail to investigate government officials, including Trump, who had to know the attempt was to interfere with the counting of the vote, to say nothing of its potential for violence, is itself fantastically dangerous.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

The Justice Department began its work on what has become one of the largest, most complex and most resource-intensive investigations in our history.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

The Justice Department cannot do it alone. The responsibility to bring an end to violence and threats of violence against those who serve the public is one that all Americans share. We are all Americans. We must protect each other. The…

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 5, 2022

The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last. The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under law.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jan 4, 2022

They're really going to be focused, on criminality, if they do find that that is a potential.

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