“We follow the physical evidence, we follow the digital evidence, we follow the money. But most importantly, we follow the fact,” Garland said. “Not an agenda, not an assumption, the facts tell us where to go.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to vigorously pursue the investigation into the Jan.6 storming of the Capitol, a potential warning to former President Trump that he could eventually wind up in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors. Even as he ticked off facts and figures about the probe, the nation’s top law enforcement official sought to reassure Americans that prosecutors are nowhere near done. “The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last,” Garland said on Wednesday. “The justice department remains committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law — whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.
