Merrick Garland rebuffs speculation that the DOJ isn't probing potential crimes concerning the Capitol riot: 'We do not do our investigations in public'

The Department of Justice's perceived lack of action over the January 6 investigation is not being brushed under the rug.

Garland said during a meeting with the DOJ on Wednesday that there was a lot of speculation over what the department is or isn't doing.

The central tenet of the DOJ's process is that they don't do their investigations in public.

This is the most important investigation that the Justice Department has ever entered into. This is an attempt to upend a legitimate election and transfer power from one administration to another. American democracy is cut at the basics.

He said that they have to get this right.

Every person who is criminally responsible for trying to overturn the presidential election will be held accountable. He said the process should be done with integrity and professionalism.

On Tuesday, Rachel Maddow presented an exclusive report on a memo that the attorney general had sent to the DOJ.

According to the memo, high-level approval is required for politically-sensitive probes, but this doesn't preclude the DOJ from pursuing investigations into Trump and his allies over the Capitol riot.

The January 6 committee said it had enough evidence to indict Trump.