The Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, began as Congress was certifying now-President Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump and descended into chaos following a speech outside from Trump himself.
Prominent Democrats, including Biden, continue to suggest that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died as a result of the violence at the Capitol despite the medical examiner's office in Washington concluding that his death was natural.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki falsely claimed in May that there were "a number of officers" who died on the day of the Capitol riot.
A bipartisan Senate report on the Capitol riot released in June also contended that seven individuals, including three police officers, "Ultimately lost their lives" as a result of the Capitol siege.
Last month, Attorney General Merrick Garland compared the Capitol riot to the Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168 people, and Wray said that nothing, including Jan. 6, could be compared to the "Horror" of 9/11. Garland indicated in May that the Justice Department was prioritizing prosecutions related to the siege of the Capitol over those tied to last year's riots because the events of Jan. 6 were "The most dangerous threat to our democracy."
Jail officials in the district decided that the Capitol riot detainees should be held in "Restrictive housing" as a safety measure for the accused, and some defendants found themselves in solitary confinement 23 hours a day before their trials have begun.
Republican senators demanded a host of answers from Garland in June about the DOJ's alleged "Unequal justice" in its handling of the violent protests in 2020 versus the Capitol riot in January.
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