The chief judge in DC's federal court questioned the DOJ's approach to have Capitol rioters pay the government small portions of the $1.5 million in damage done to the building, while the total cost of the riot to US taxpayers amounts to 300 times more.
"Where we have Congress appropriating all this money due directly to the events on January 6, I have found the damage amount of less than $1.5 million, when all of us American taxpayers are about to foot the bill for close to half a billion dollars, a little bit surprising," said Chief Judge Beryl Howell. "I'm accustomed to the government being fairly aggressive" in seeking restitution, Howell added.
Chief DC federal judge questions misdemeanor deals for US Capitol riotersAs the Justice Department ramps up efforts to secure plea deals in the more than 560 federal cases related to the January 6 insurrection, according to CNN's latest tally, Howell has repeatedly questioned whether prosecutors are doing enough to deter similar attacks in the future, and whether the misdemeanor plea deals are appropriately addressing the severity of damage done that day.
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