FBI and DOJ delayed investigating Trump's role in Jan. 6 for over a year.
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The FBI delayed launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump's role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election for fear of appearing partisan, according to The Washington Post. Top Justice Department and FBI officials initially held off on naming Trump as a target and rejected a proposal to investigate potential links between extremists and some in Trump's orbit. Attorney General Merrick Garland encouraged prosecutors to build cases by working their way up the ladder, and the investigation has since moved quickly under special counsel Jack Smith's purview.
- Washington Post: FBI slowed investigation into Trump’s role in January 6 for fear of appearing political CNN
- Report says DOJ resisted investigating Trump's role in Jan. 6 for over a year PBS NewsHour
- FBI resisted opening probe into Trump's role in Jan. 6 for more than a year The Washington Post
- Trump's role in Jan. 6 was reportedly delayed by DOJ for a probe for more than a year MSNBC
- 'Washington Post' journalist on FBI's delayed investigation of Trump's role in Jan. 6 WUSF Public Media
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