DOJ Says It’s Independent After Biden Calls for Prosecution of People Who Defy Jan. 6 Subpoenas

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday said it will decide whether to take action against people who defy subpoenas from a congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. “The Department of Justice will make its own independent decisions in all prosecutions based solely on the facts and the law. Period. Full stop,” a DOJ spokesperson told news outlets in a statement. President Joe Biden earlier in the day told reporters that he would like the congressional panel and the DOJ to act against the people ducking subpoenas. “I hope that the committee goes after them and holds them accountable,” Biden said in Washington. “I do, yes,” he added when asked if he thinks the DOJ should initiate prosecution. Biden has previously said the DOJ would act independently during his administration. White House press secretary Jen Psaki later sought to clarify Biden’s remarks, writing on Twitter …

Originally appeared on The Epoch Times

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