U.S. Attorney for the District of Colombia Matthew Graves said investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot are being preserved and will be available for public review.
“There will always be a public record of what occurred on January 6th, and people who care to know the facts will be able to find out the facts,” Graves told the Associated Press.
Graves, who is set to resign from his post on Thursday, handled prosecutions for people who stormed the Capitol for the Justice Department.
Trump has promised to issue pardons for at least some convicted of crimes on Jan. 6. People who have been involved in various investigations of Jan. 6 and the prosecutions have worried about retribution from Trump, and there has been talk of President Biden offering pardons.
“I don’t even begin to know what I could possibly be pardoned for as a prosecutor,” Graves, who has not sought a pardon, told the AP. “There is no crime here. There is just public servants doing their job and enforcing the law.”
More than 1,500 people have been charged with Capitol riot-related crimes. Only two individuals have been acquitted of all charges.
“This is the most recorded crime in the history of the country,” Graves said.
“The evidence is just overwhelming in these cases. As someone who is a career prosecutor, it’s rare that you have this much evidence, which is why you’re seeing these outcomes.”
