The first prime-time hearing into the Jan. 6 attack confronted the fundamental question that has haunted Donald J. Trump since he left office: Should he be prosecuted in a criminal court?
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Justice Dept. Orders Agents to Intervene if They See Police Violence
The changes, the first to the department’s use-of-force policy in 18 years, follow the murder of George Floyd and other incidents of policy brutality.
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Justice Dept. Requests Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee
The committee has interviewed more than 1,000 people so far, and the transcripts could be used as evidence in potential criminal cases or to pursue new leads.
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Could Death Penalty Shift Spare Man Charged in Bike Path Terror Attack?
Trump-era prosecutors demanded capital punishment for Sayfullo Saipov, accused of mowing down eight people on a New York cycle path with his truck.
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Justice Dept. Tries to Shift Environmental Justice Efforts From Symbolic to Substantive
The agency has announced a series of policies intended to elevate those efforts, including the creation of an office meant to address the “harm caused by environmental crime, pollution and climate change.”