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Terrorism, Homicide Prosecutors Brought In To Try Capitol Riot Defendants For Crimes Like Trespassing

One DOJ attorney previously helped prosecute a man found guilty of working to support ISIS.

Mairead Elordi
Terrorism, Homicide Prosecutors Brought In To Try Capitol Riot Defendants For Crimes Like Trespassing
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High-level prosecutors from around the country will try cases against alleged participants in the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a Daily Wire review of court records shows.

The U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. has called in prosecutors from unrelated areas of its office, including the Violent Crime Narcotics Trafficking Section, Homicide Section, Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section, and Major Crimes Section. In some cases the prosecutors from those departments are prosecuting misdemeanors only.

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