Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants
The Department of Justice has removed news releases concerning criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot from its website.
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The removed information about prosecutions was described as 'partisan propaganda'.
The DOJ called the removed information about prosecutions 'partisan propaganda'.
The Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion fund to compensate Trump allies who feel they were unjustly investigated and prosecuted.
Trump pardoned, commuted sentences, or vowed to dismiss cases of over 1,500 people charged with crimes during the Capitol assault.
The Department of Justice removed news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6 Capitol attack from its website.
The DOJ announced the creation of a $1.776bn fund to compensate Trump allies who feel unjustly investigated and prosecuted.
The removal is described as an effort by the Trump administration to rewrite the history of the January 6 assault.
President Trump pardoned, commuted sentences, or vowed to dismiss cases for over 1,500 people charged in the Capitol assault.
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