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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More than four years after the storm on the Capitol, the U.S. Department of Justice has removed official communications on the criminal proceedings at that time from its website. The deleted information has been called "Party Propaganda."
‘Partisan propaganda’: Trump's Justice Department wipes website of news releases about Jan 6 Capitol riot defendants
The Trump Justice Department has removed news releases about January 6 defendants from its website, labeling them as partisan propaganda. This move is seen as an attempt to rewrite the narrative surrounding the Capitol riot and the prosecutions of those involved.
Trump DOJ Deletes Jan. 6 Prosecution Records as ‘Propaganda’
Washington, D.C. — The Department of Justice acknowledged Friday that it has removed online news releases related to Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions, calling the records “partisan propaganda” tied to the Biden administration. The deleted releases documented criminal charges, guilty pleas, convictions, and sentencings connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The move marks another major shift in how the Trump administration is …
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Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants
The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
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