Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants
Summary
The U.S. Department of Justice has removed news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack from its website, calling them “partisan propaganda.” President Donald Trump has pardoned or promised to dismiss cases against those charged in the attack, while the Justice Department created a fund to compensate Trump allies who were investigated or prosecuted.Key Facts
- The Justice Department removed news releases about January 6 defendants from its website.
- It described the information on these prosecutions as “partisan propaganda.”
- President Trump pardoned, reduced sentences, or plans to dismiss cases of over 1,500 Capitol attack defendants.
- The January 6 attack involved hundreds of Trump supporters trying to stop the certification of the 2020 election.
- The Justice Department started a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump allies who believe they were unfairly prosecuted.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out payments for rioters convicted of violence.
- Law enforcement removed news releases about groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
- The Justice Department requested a federal appeals court to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions against those groups, which was approved.
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