Capitol Riot Judge Blasts Prosecutors for ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
- Court ‘will not tolerate’ media affecting ‘fair trial rights’
- Conspiracy case is one of biggest U.S. has brought since riot
Michael Sherwin speaks during a news conference on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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A federal judge in charge of one of the highest-profile cases stemming from the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot rebuked the Justice Department for discussing its probe in public.
“These defendants are entitled to a fair trial, not one that is conducted in the media,” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said at a hastily arranged hearing Tuesday afternoon, after the former top U.S. prosecutor in Washington appeared on the news show “60 Minutes” to comment on the investigation.