Former Senator Doug Jones (D-Wing) said on Sunday that President-elect Joe Biden
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The former Alabama senator predicted on CNN that the Biden Justice Department will examine what happened before and during the attack on Capitol Hill by supporters of the president last week.
“I think the Justice Department is going to take a look at this,” he said. “And it’s not just people who are, like I said, breaking into the Capitol. All the people who spoke at that rally the other day that seemed to incite this – they must be a little concerned now. “
Jones, who was replaced by Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Asked the new Justice Department to “look carefully at what was said” by each speaker and “what they were urging at that point”.
“If they face criminal charges, I don’t have an opinion on what now, but I think everything is on the table to look at,” said the former senator.
“That’s the most important. I think the people of America deserve to know exactly what happened – that those who broke the law must face some kind of consequences, ”he continued.
The Alabama Democrat asked investigators to review the past few months leading up to last week’s riot, which resulted in at least five deaths, including a Capitol police officer and a rowdy who was shot. He asked for “responsibility”, saying “there is a lot at stake”, but noted that the process should not be rushed.
“We can’t let this go,” he said. “We need to ensure that people are held accountable. It wasn’t just the people who were coming in and screaming and destroying the Capitol building, but the people who were inciting this. “
“They don’t have to hurry because then people will go to their party corners and that is the last thing we need now,” he added.
Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones: “The [incoming] The Justice Department is going to take a look at this – and it’s not just the people who were breaking into Capitol. All the people who spoke at that rally who seemed to incite this, they must be a little concerned now. ” pic.twitter.com/VPgbw6mvjb
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Speakers, including Trump himself, addressed a crowd of protesters last week after the president called on his supporters to demonstrate in DC on the day that Congress should certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
In his speech, Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol while reiterating his baseless claims that the election was affected by widespread electoral fraud. Shortly thereafter, a pro-Trump crowd stormed and vandalized the Capitol.