Justice Department watchdog says report on agency’s handling of January 6 riot likely won’t be released until after election
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A long-awaited watchdog report on the Justice Department’s handling of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot likely won’t be released until after the presidential election in November, the department’s inspector general said Wednesday.
A long-awaited watchdog report on the Justice Department’s handling of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot likely won’t be released until after the presidential election in November, the department’s inspector general said Wednesday. During testimony to the GOP-led House subcommittee on alleged “weaponization” of the federal government, Inspector General Michael Horowitz said there is a draft of the report that is not yet ready to be released. “I doubt it would be done in time for the election,” Horowitz testified. Asked by Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie if the report will be completed before the inauguration on January 20, Horowitz responded, “That is certainly my hope.” A final version will also have to go through a potentially lengthy classification review, Horowitz said. Supporters of former President Donald Trump, who is seeking a return to the White House, stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, to protest the certification of the 2020 election results, following weeks of Trump and his allies alleging wide-spread voter fraud. Trump has been indicted on election subversion charges related to January 6 and pleaded not guilty.
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