US EditionDOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said Jan. 6 was carried out by a 'mob' of 'rioters': Report
Two prosecutors were placed on administrative leave after describing the January 6 Capitol attack as a 'mob of rioters' in a sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto.
- The Department of Justice has placed federal prosecutors Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White on leave after they described the January 6 Capitol events as a "mob of rioters" in a sentencing memo for Taylor Taranto, a convicted Jan. 6 participant.
- Taylor Taranto, previously pardoned by Donald Trump, was convicted in May of illegal possession of firearms and making false threats while livestreaming near Barack Obama's residence with a plan allegedly involving a bomb.
- The DOJ's actions against Valdivia and White may reflect ongoing tensions and politicization within the Department, with prior instances of chastising prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases.
- This incident is part of a broader trend of the politicization within the DOJ, where several attorneys have faced penalties for opposing politically motivated cases linked to Trump.
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