President Joe Biden’s administration is spending its waning days continuing a four-year effort to prosecute more than 1,500 people for being in or near the Capitol on January 6, 2021, despite the likely futility of the effort and lingering questions about the event that Democrats have described as an attempt to overthrow the U.S. government — seemingly the first insurrection in which the vast majority of participants chose to leave their weapons at home.
On December 20, prosecutors announced a new arrest, writing that “In the 47 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,572 individuals have been charged in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol.”
On December 30, defense lawyer Joseph Ross told a judge that prosecutors hadn’t agreed to delay a sentencing scheduled for January 7, despite the fact that Ross’ father’s funeral is that day….
