US EditionUnearthed Jan. 6 Video Shows DOJ Investigator Urging Mob to Kill Police
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – Jared Wise, who urged violence against police during the Capitol riot, now advises the DOJ amid the Trump administration's dismissal of over 1,500 Jan. 6 prosecutions.
- On Jan. 6, 2021, police bodycam footage shows Jared Wise, now a DOJ senior adviser, yelling 'kill 'em' as rioters attacked officers.
- On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump dismissed the Capitol riot prosecutions as a 'grave national injustice' and granted clemency to more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants.
- At 4:21pm during the Jan. 6 riot, Jared Wise advanced to a police line on the upper west terrace and told officers "You guys are disgusting."
- In early January 2025 at his trial, Jared Wise apologized, stating `I think I was careless and used, like, terrible words when I was angry,` and a Department of Justice spokesperson said, `Jared Wise is a valued member of the Justice Department and we appreciate his contributions to our team.`
- Amid efforts to reshape the Capitol riot narrative, the Trump administration’s hiring of Jared Wise exemplifies its attempt, with Wise reviewing alleged 'weaponization' alongside Ed Martin’s 'Weaponization Working Group' led by U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin.
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A ‘valued member of the Justice Department' told rioters to kill police officers during the Jan 6 riots
A former January 6 defendant who urged rioters to “kill” police officers during the Capitol riot has been hired as a senior adviser at the Department of Justice. It’s not hard to imagine why this agency has undergone significant changes under the second Trump administration. The individual, Jared Wise, was previously an FBI agent for more than ten years, specializing in international counterterrorism. Court records from his trial, found by NPR, …
‘Kill ‘em’: Former Jan. 6 defendant now a senior adviser to DOJ
“Nazi!” and “Gestapo!” a Capitol rioter hollered on Jan. 6, 2021, as "Don’t Tread On Me" and Trump flags flew high. “Kill ‘em!” he shouted, encouraging fellow rioters to kill the police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol. “You guys are disgusting,” he said to the officers. Jared Wise told the cops he used to serve in law enforcement, then yelled: “Kill ‘em, kill ‘em, kill ‘em!” More than four years later, Wise is a senior adviser to President Do…
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