DOJ pays $6.1M for Jan. 6 evidence database

July 10, 2021 carleyshaffer1 US 0

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A large group of pro-Trump protesters stand on the East steps of the Capitol Building after storming its grounds on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

A large group of protesters stand on the East steps of the Capitol Building. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

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The federal government has paid a tech contractor $6.1 million to create a database of evidence from the Jan. 6 protest. A court filing this week showed the Justice Department contracted Deloitte Financial Advisory Services to organize thousands of hours of body-cam footage and more than one million social media videos.

“The government is working to provide an unprecedented amount of materials in the most comprehensive and usable format to defense counsel,” said Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nadia Moore and William Dreher.

The sign of Deloitte, an audit, consulting, and financial advisory services giant company, is seen on February 18, 2020 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

The sign of Deloitte. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

The FBI is also allegedly using facial recognition technology in order to scan massive amounts of collected video to isolate images of individual suspects.

The investigation into the Capitol Hill protesters has been called the largest criminal probe in U.S. history. Sources said the government could end up paying nearly $26 million for the still-incomplete database, that has slowed the cases of more than 500 alleged protesters facing charges.