Department of Justice acknowledges the removal of news releases about criminal cases related to 2021 Capitol attack

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda”.

The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentencings is the latest step by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the US Capitol, when hundreds of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an effort to halt the congressional certification of his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump, on his first day back in office in January 2025 , pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes during the Capitol assault, including those convicted of attacking officers with makeshift weapons such as flagpoles, a hockey stick and a crutch.

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[–] 47 points 3 months ago (7 children)

So they're releasing dangerous criminals onto the street, and doing their best to hide any and all information about it. Understood.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    They're even going as far as trying to fund any militias/bad actors that are organized or have already been organized from the attacks (ie Proud Boys) with the $1.78B "anti-weaponization fund"

    Let that sink in. This admin is very fucking dangerous.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    America is run by a crime syndicate. What is the world going to do about it?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    What do you expect the rest of the world to do? Invade the us?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago*

    Honestly?

    I expect them to eat popcorn as they watch the shitshow unfold. They seem to have gotten their footing now that they know not to depend on the US for anything. I really think a lot of the world is going to sit back, sip some tea, and watch the collapse of the USA. Many others will probably celebrate the US no longer being able to meddle with them.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Good! The LAST thing we Want is to Imprison and Punish these CHILD RAPISTS who Keep RAPING CHILDREN because Trump Let them OUT of Prison!

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    The internet never forgets

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    “Out damned spot…” —Lady Macbeth

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    calling the information [...] “partisan propaganda”.

    Well, thank God we don't have any more of that under this administration! 🙄

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