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FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year (www.washingtonpost.com)

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In the DOJ’s investigation of Jan. 6, key Justice officials also quashed an early plan for a task force focused on people in Trump’s orbit.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A wariness about appearing partisan, institutional caution, and clashes over how much evidence was sufficient to investigate the actions of Trump and those around him all contributed to the slow pace.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Which made the whole thing appear like Trump was above the law. Just unconscionable.