The decision resulted in five offenders having their sentences lowered. (RELATED: Biden Says He Was Sorry to Hire Merrick Garland for Not Doing Enough to Prosecute Trump: REPORT)
Compared to defendants with a more extensive criminal history, Graves suggested lengthier sentences for several non-violent Jan. 6 defendants.
With 274 murders in 2023, crime in Washington, D.C., remained higher than it was before to the epidemic while he was in office.
In March 2023, Robert J. Contee III, the district’s police chief, told the Washington Post that Graves’ justification for not prosecuting 67% of arrests is “B.S.”
He assured the publication, “I can assure you that MPD is not keeping this a secret.” In his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee,
Graves also said that he had refused to collaborate with special counsel David Weiss on Hunter Biden’s prosecution. Trump has pledged to pardon the defendants from January 6.
