Feds Come After Cash of Jan 6 Prisoners

A disturbing report showed up in the Associated Press over the holiday weekend related to the ongoing trials of everyone involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot or, in some cases, anyone who was simply in the vicinity. We already knew that the Justice Department has been combing through the private records of people who weren’t even involved and searching Bank of America’s sales records for anyone who made any sort of purchase in the vicinity. There have already been more than 1,000 cases brought forward and they’re hoping to at least double that number in the future. We’ve covered dozens of those cases here where people received ludicrously harsh sentences for what amounted to little more than trespassing. But now, the Justice Department is going even further. They are investigating fundraising sites that have raised money for any J6 suspects and asking judges to impose extra fines to prevent the accused from keeping the money that was raised.

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