According to The New York Times, President Joe Biden believes that Donald Trump should be prosecuted.

According to sources the newspaper interviewed, President Biden described Trump as a threat to democracy.

The Times said their report was based on interviews with more than a dozen people, including officials in the Biden administration and people with knowledge of the president's thinking.

According to people close to the president, Biden is upset with Garland, who is investigating the riots.

According to The Times, Biden has described Garland as aponderous judge and wants him to take more action over the Capitol siege.

Attorney General Merrick Garland departs after speaking at the Justice Department in Washington, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
Attorney General Merrick Garland departs after speaking at the Justice Department in Washington, on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
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Garland was told by Rep. Elaine Luria to do his job so that the committee could investigate the riots.

Mary Trump, the niece of the former president, has previously said that Garland is an "idiot" for not prosecuting her uncle over the riot.

The January 6 committee said in a new court filing that they believe Trump broke the law in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The Justice Department has recently expanded its investigation into the insurrection to include an analysis of the organization of Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally.

The White House rejected Trump's attempts to block investigations into the Capitol riot because he claimed he and his allies were protected by executive privilege.