Investigation of the fake electors scheme has fallen under Thomas Windom, a prosecutor brought in by the Justice Department last year to help bolster its efforts. The questions about how urgently Garland is pursuing the investigation has frustrated Democrats and former Justice Department officials — and even President Joe Biden. A criminal prosecution against Trump would present a series of challenges for the Justice Department. Congressional investigations have a history of, at times, complicating, and in one high-profile instance dooming, a Justice Department investigation. At the Justice Department on Wednesday, a reporter pressed Garland about what he was doing to hold Trump accountable.

Source: New York Times July 25, 2022 19:27 UTC