As Jan. 6 probe expands, officials worry DOJ resources are at a breaking point

As Jan. 6 probe expands, officials worry DOJ resources are at a breaking point

NBC News

It’s the “most wide-ranging investigation” in Justice Department history: the unprecedented manhunt for hundreds of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Donald Trump’s behalf on Jan. 6, 2021, and the criminal inquiry into efforts to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

It’s also a logistical nightmare.

As cases against Capitol rioters work their way through the court system and a federal grand jury hears testimony about Trump’s role in Jan. 6, some federal officials are raising concerns that it could bring the already stretched investigation of Jan. 6 to a breaking point…

“We don’t have the manpower,” an official said, noting that many Jan. 6 participants who will eventually be charged haven’t yet been arrested, in the interest of case management.

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