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U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart Issues Statement Regarding Violence at Nation's Capitol Building

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart issued the following statement:

 

“The Rule of Law is paramount to the maintenance of freedom.  The right to peaceful assembly and demonstration is a fundamental right, but that right does not extend to committing violence in the name of any cause or purpose.  The violence at the Nation’s Capitol Building was reprehensible and counter to every value we share as Americans.  My team is working with our counterparts in law enforcement and, as the facts dictate, are prepared to enforce the Rule of Law and the laws of these United States.  I fully support and endorse the statement of Acting United States Attorney General Rosen regarding yesterday’s intolerable events. I want to commend the brave men and women of law enforcement for their selfless service yesterday and always. These men and women are incredible public servants in defense of our citizens, our communities and the Rule of Law.”

 

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. 

 

 

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The United States Department of Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021

WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/NEWS

 

 

ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFFREY A. ROSEN REGARDING THE OVERRUNNING OF THE U.S. CAPITOL BUILDING

WASHINGTON - Acting Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen issued the following statement:

"The violence at our Nation’s Capitol Building is an intolerable attack on a fundamental institution of our democracy.  From the outset,  the Department of Justice has been working in close coordination with the Capitol Police and federal partners from the Interior Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Guard, as well as the Metropolitan Police and other local authorities.  Earlier this afternoon, the Department of Justice sent hundreds of federal law enforcement officers and agents from the FBI, ATF, and the U.S. Marshals Service to assist the Capitol Police in addressing this unacceptable situation, and we intend to enforce the laws of our land."

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Updated January 7, 2021
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