Merrick Garland Links 5 Capitol Police Deaths to January 6 Riot

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Merrick Garland Links 5 Capitol Police Deaths to January 6 Riot

Joel B. Pollak 5 Jan 2023

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland honored the five Capitol Police officers on Thursday who, he said, died after defending the legislature from the January 6 riot in 2021 — though none were killed during the violence.

In a statement on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot, Garland appeared to link the riot to the deaths:

    “Two years ago, the United States Capitol was attacked as lawmakers met to affirm the results of a presidential election. Perpetrators attacked police officers, targeted and assaulted members of the media, and interfered with a fundamental element of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next.

    “Since then, countless agents, investigators, prosecutors, analysts, and others across the Justice Department have participated in one of the largest, most complex, and most resource-intensive investigations in our history. I am extremely grateful for the dedication, professionalism, and integrity with which they have done this work. This investigation has resulted in the arrest of more than 950 defendants for their alleged roles in the attack. We have secured convictions for a wide range of criminal conduct on January 6 as well as in the days and weeks leading up to the attack. Our work is far from over.

    “We will never forget the sacrifice of the law enforcement officers who defended the members of Congress and others inside the Capitol that day. And we will never forget the five officers who responded selflessly on January 6 and who have since lost their lives: Officer Brian Sicknick, Officer Howard Liebengood, Officer Jeffrey Smith, Officer Gunther Hashida, and Officer Kyle DeFreytag.

    “The Justice Department remains committed to honoring them. We remain committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for the January 6 assault on our democracy. And we remain committed to doing everything in our power to prevent this from ever happening again.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/05/merrick-garland-links-5-capitol-police-deaths-to-january-6-riot/

[Wingnut]

Merrick Garland should have been a SC Justice.  The man has high moral standards.   

[mountaineer]

He's  pretty close  - he overstated the number by a mere 5 deaths.

[Smokin Joe]

He's  pretty close  - he overstated the number by a mere 5 deaths.

What's that in %?

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Maybe those were ones the Feds quietly offed to keep their perfidy a secret.