Justice Department Removes Jan. 6 Press Releases From Website
The department said the posts were partisan propaganda as Trump’s administration continues to recast the Capitol riot and seek relief for defendants.
- The Justice Department removed press releases concerning Jan. 6 defendants from its website, defending the action as eliminating "partisan propaganda" while critics argue it attempts to reframe the 2021 Capitol riot.
- This purge follows President Donald Trump's efforts to reframe the assault on the Capitol; since returning to office, Trump has pardoned rioters and vowed to dismiss cases, characterizing prosecutions as political weaponization.
- Among the deleted records were press releases regarding seditious conspiracy cases against members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers; a federal appeals court vacated those convictions last month, and the Justice Department dismissed the cases Friday.
- Separately, the Justice Department announced a $1.8 billion fund to compensate those claiming "weaponization and lawfare," though Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out eligibility for rioters convicted of violence, sparking bipartisan congressional outrage.
- Lawmakers and watchdog groups are challenging the fund, with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., calling the potential payouts "absurd and offensive," and two Capitol police officers filing suit Wednesday, alleging the fund finances violent operations of rioters.
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USA Today'Nothing quiet about it.' DOJ scrubs its website of Jan. 6 news releases
The Department of Justice acknowledged that it has removed webpages that detail charges, convictions, and other information related to the myriad defendants involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
Justice Department removes data on Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from website
The Department of Justice has removed information about Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from its website, calling the details of criminal indictments and convictions "partisan propaganda."
Trump administration chips away at last traces of broad inquiry into Jan. 6
The Justice Department has moved on two fronts to chip away at some of the last traces of its vast investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, aligning itself ever more closely with President Donald Trump’s own efforts to whitewash the events of that day. The post Trump administration chips away at last traces of broad inquiry into Jan. 6 appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Washington. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) withdrew press releases from its website calling it “partisan propaganda,” on criminal cases related to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in which hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to block certification of the 2020 election results, in which former Democratic President Joe Biden defeated the Republican.
Records of charges against US Capitol rioters removed
• Thousands of Trump supporters stormed building in 2021 during certification of Biden’s victory• Over 1,500 people were charged after riot• Justice Dept says press releases deleted from website WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has removed from its website hundreds of press releases detailing criminal charges brought against individuals involved in the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the US Congress, according to media reports. The Jan 6 attack happe…
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