DOJ defends deleting releases tied to Jan. 6 attack from website: ‘We are proud’
Summary
The U.S. Justice Department is removing press releases about charges against people involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack from its website. The DOJ says this is to stop the spread of biased information, and the action follows President Donald Trump's pardons of nearly all those defendants after he began his second term.Key Facts
- The Justice Department is deleting press releases related to January 6 attack charges from its website.
- The reason given is to prevent “partisan propaganda,” meaning information that could appear politically biased.
- This change is happening more than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned almost all defendants from the January 6 case.
- President Trump began his second term after the 2024 election.
- The January 6 attack involved a violent event at the U.S. Capitol building in 2021.
- Pardons mean those defendants no longer face legal consequences for their charges.
- The DOJ states it is proud of this decision to remove the information.
- The move affects public access to official details about the January 6 cases.
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