Crossing state lines with intent to cause harm is a federal offense. Nevertheless, direct pleas to FBI agents by this reporter have failed to get Justice Department action to charge Harris attackers and Roberts' assailant with these crimes.
Days after the attack, one FBI agent assigned to the investigation told Truthout he was "appalled" by the lack of immediate response to Roberts' offer of photos to identify Harris' attackers, but insisted the Department would act. As of today, two months on, there is no sign Sessions' Department has moved to identify nor apprehend Harris's attackers.
*Zach D. Roberts is a photojournalist whose work has been seen in The Guardian, Truthout, and BBC Television. Roberts is a Producer of Greg Palast's film on the theft of the 2016 election, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
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