White House Backs Biden’s Comments on Prosecuting Those Who Defy Jan. 6 Subpoenas

White House Backs Biden’s Comments on Prosecuting Those Who Defy Jan. 6 Subpoenas
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
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The White House is backing comments President Joe Biden made over the weekend regarding the Jan. 6 protests at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden told reporters in a South Lawn gaggle Oct. 15, he thinks the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) should prosecute people who defy subpoenas to testify before a U.S. House select committee probing the events of Jan. 6.