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Biden nominates top prosecutors, including one to oversee Jan. 6 riot cases

By Sarah N. Lynch and Nate Raymond, Reuters Posted on
2021-07-26T145557Z_1_LYNXMPEH6P12N_RTROPTP_4_USA-CAPITOL-SENTENCING-1200×800-1

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday nominated a slate of eight people to serve as U.S. attorneys, including the top federal prosecutor who will oversee the Jan. 6 Capitol riots cases if he is confirmed, and a progressive prosecutor in Massachusetts.

Matthew Graves, a former federal prosecutor now with the corporate law firm DLA Piper, is Biden’s choice to run the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which has been overwhelmed with a flood of cases stemming from the riots.

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Biden nominates top prosecutors, including one to oversee Jan. 6 riot cases

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