Justice Department officials are reportedly debating whether they should decline to pursue charges against some of the individuals who went inside the Capitol building during the January 6 riot, including those known to have only broken the law through entering but didn’t commit other crimes.
The Washington Post, citing “multiple people familiar with the discussions,” reports that the internal debate sparked due to the variety among the people who stormed the Capitol that day. Should someone be taken to court solely for entering the Capitol building illegally, officials said, prosecutors could run into trouble getting a conviction.
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