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FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year

www.washingtonpost.com /investigations/2023/06/19/fbi-resisted-opening-probe-into-trumps-role-jan-6-more-than-year/

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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  • 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.

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

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