Biden says those who refuse to testify in Jan. 6 probe should be prosecuted

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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday the U.S. Justice Department should prosecute people who defy subpoenas to testify before a congressional select committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.

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Trump urged former aides to refuse to cooperate, citing executive privilege, which legal experts in turn dispute. In response to Biden's remarks on Friday, a Justice Department spokesperson told ABC News that the department"will make its own independent decisions in all prosecutions based solely on the facts and the law."

 

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