Axios: “Acknowledging frustration with the pace of the federal investigation of the attack on the Capitol, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a major speech this afternoon: “The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last.” Garland said the Justice Department “remains committed to holding all January 6 perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law — whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on your democracy.” “We understand that there are questions about how long the investigation will take and about what, exactly, we are doing.” “Our answer is, and will continue to be, the same answer we would give with respect to any ongoing investigation: As long as it takes, and whatever it takes, for justice to be done.”

• Video of the speech – 28 minutes – please listen and also read @SethAbramson (THREAD) AG Merrick Garland said all correct things today—as we knew he would. The question was whether he’d go beyond being correct and be *illuminating*. As an attorney and former criminal investigator, here’s my assessment of how he did on that score. I hope you’ll read/share…”
• See also AP – ‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers