Key Facts

• The DOJ removed news releases about January 6 criminal cases, calling them "partisan propaganda."
• The January 6 attack involved supporters of President Trump trying to stop the 2020 election results from being certified.
• On his first day in office in January 2025, President Trump pardoned or reduced sentences for over 1,500 people charged in the riot.
• The DOJ created a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump supporters who say they were wrongly investigated or prosecuted.
• Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out payments to convicted violent rioters, causing anger in Congress.
• The DOJ asked a federal appeals court to cancel seditious conspiracy convictions against members of far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
• The court granted the request, and the DOJ moved to dismiss cases against those group members.
• The DOJ stated these actions reverse what it called the "weaponization" of the department under the Biden administration.