DOJ Says It’s Independent After Biden Calls for Prosecution of People Who Defy Jan. 6 Subpoenas

President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 15, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Oct. 15 that it will decide whether to take action against people who defy subpoenas from a congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

“The Department of Justice will make its own independent decisions in all prosecutions based solely on the facts and the law. Period. Full stop,” a DOJ spokesperson told news outlets in a statement.