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FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year (www.washingtonpost.com)

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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is tough since it's a part of the executive branch and as a result not wholly independent of who is in office. It'd be nice to have a wholly impartial investigation organization, but even then it's still staffed with humans, all with their own virtues and vices, perspectives and prejudices.