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Two former prosecutors who charged and prosecuted those who
participated in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are now
confessing their true intentions.
During a hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee,
the disgraced attorneys admitted to jailing Americans for minor offenses.
Mike Romano, a former federal prosecutor with the Department
of Justice's (DOJ) Public Integrity Section, testified last week at a hearing
on January 6, declaring himself "proud" of the cases he oversaw, in
which individuals present at the Capitol were jailed.
"Thanks to the work of our team, the Department of
Justice charged more than 1,500 people with crimes and obtained criminal
convictions for nearly 1,300," Romano stated. "We ensured that the
rioters were held accountable, however briefly. Our work created a public
record of the crimes committed that day."