The top prosecutor of January 6th defendants has resigned ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. U.S. Attorney Mathew Graves was serving as the District Attorney for Washington D.C. He was also on the forefront of jailing individuals present at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th 2021.
Graves led the charge on roughly 1,600 J6 defendants, with 1,000 convictions so far. Notably, in the beginning, many defendants were held in 23 hours a day solitary confinement, many prior to conviction.
His resignation was formalized on December 16th, a little over a month before Trump’s transition to President of the United States. “The Swamp knows that justice is coming,” Rep. Andy Biggs said.
The MAGA crowd has lambasted Graves for having rejected tax charges against the President’s son, Hunter Biden while putting 1,600 Trump supporters behind bars. Graves cited a statute of limitations for letting Hunter off the hook.
Despite his eagerness to lock up January sixers, Graves earned himself a reputation of being easy on crime. Despite generational increases in violent crimes under his watch, his office refused to prosecute two thirds of cases brought in 2022. Many see this as clear selectiveness in prosecution.
