The former acting U.S. attorney in the nation’s capital likely violated Justice Department rules when he gave an interview to CBS' “60 Minutes” about the investigation into the Jan.
6 Capitol attack, and has been referred to an internal office for review, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The chief of the criminal division for the U.S.
attorney’s office in the District of Columbia made the comments after a federal judge scolded the Justice Department over the TV interview along with another recent news report and warned that further press statements could lead to a gag order or sanctions. "These types of statements in the media have the potential to affect the jury pool and the rights of these defendants," U.S.