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In reply to the discussion: Fake Electors - Fake Election Propaganda - Mail Fraud Federal Felony [View all]gab13by13
(32,995 posts)that a lawyer told them it was legal.
We don't know if DOJ took on the case, from what I understand, DOJ is investigating the criminal referral that the Michigan AG gave it.
If DOJ were investigating the case, wouldn't the select committee defer the investigation to it? The bottom line is that all that the select committee can do prosecution wise is to give criminal referrals to DOJ anyhow.
They should be charged with seditious conspiracy and obstructing an official proceeding of Congress, as well as mail fraud.
As far as DOJ pushing for maximum sentences from what I see it is doing the opposite. Several judges have admonished prosecutors for not seeking stiffer sentences. We have a case unrelated to 1/6 where a man has been sending death threats to Congressional Democrats, the DOJ prosecutor asked for 1 year probation, the California judge ignored the request and sentenced the man to 4 months in prison. Facts are that DOJ prosecutors are not asking for stiff sentences, for the most part.