Capitol riot cases strain court system
Capitol riot cases strain court system POLITICO 3/10/2021 By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney © Brent Stirton/Getty Images Pro-Trump rioters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. When a top federal judge in Washington, D.C., convened court on a recent morning in one of the hundreds of cases stemming from the storming of the Capitol, it was pitch black outside of prosecutor Adam Alexander’s windows. “What time is it in Alaska?” Chief U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell asked. “It is 5:03 a.m. in the morning,” the Anchor...