U.S. judge blasts prosecutors over media interview about probe into Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Justice Department for speaking to the media about the ongoing investigation into the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump’s supporters.

(Reporting by Jan Wolfe; Editing by Scott Malone and Leslie Adler)