1. As the federal capital, the Constitution grants the United States Congress exclusive jurisdiction over the District in "all cases whatsoever".
James Comer and Kevin McCarthy should release any prisoner held for a duration of time inconsistent with standard criminal guidelines
James Comer and Kevin McCarthy should release any prisoner held for a duration of time inconsistent with standard criminal guidelines
2. In the case of the J6 self-guided tour attendees, that is every last one of them.
The Oversight Committee can take charge of the DC jails and release the #J6 #PoliticalPrisoners IMMEDIATELY.
The Oversight Committee can take charge of the DC jails and release the #J6 #PoliticalPrisoners IMMEDIATELY.
3. They can't change the Biden DOJ or judicial process, but the jail & police falls under jurisdiction of the OGR Cmte.
4. Comer's Oversight and Reform Committee has responsibility and obligation to exercise proper oversight of the District, its infrastructure, finances, and citizens, including those who may be incarcerated.
5. Residents in the custody of the D.C. jail have been subjected to a form of mass solitary confinement – without some of the basic services afforded even to those in solitary during normal times.
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