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Republicans Block Pick to Oversee January 6 Prosecutions

October 19, 2021 at 11:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Senate Republicans have put a “hold” on the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., who will oversee the hundreds of prosecutions stemming from the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Insider reports.

Even key senators are in the dark about what’s delaying Matt Graves’ confirmation vote.

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