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“They would follow those investigations wherever the evidence would lead. But unless investigators turns up clues from rioters’ phones or financial records that pointed them back toward the president’s campaign, the decision effectively walled off Trump and his allies from becoming subjects of an FBI probe.”

“..for electors to the Capitol attack. It was as if everything Trump and those around him had done publicly in the lead-up to and on Jan 6 did not rate as sufficient enough to trigger a criminal probe. Agents and prosecutors would continue focusing on those they could identify as having committed crimes at the Capitol.”

“…investigating his political foe, so Axelrod was not going to tie the incoming bosses to that course. Supervisors on the call agreed before the call even began, and now it was official: There would be no task force to expand the Jan 6 investigation to Stone and others in Trump’s orbit. Senior DOJ officials were consciously choosing not to fast-track an investigation into those around the ex-president …

[Matt] Axelrod had served 12 years at DOJ including as appointee under Obama and was point person for Biden Administration on the Capitol riot investigation.
“He was intent on not making any politically loaded moves while serving as caretaker. He was simply holding down the fort until Garland and Monaco could have their hearings on Capitol Hill and get started. Biden himself had said he was wary of the DOJ …