Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department has removed press releases regarding charges against individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot. This action is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reframe the narrative surrounding the events of that day. The move has sparked controversy, with lawmakers and watchdog groups expressing outrage over a new fund aimed at compensating those involved in the riot.
- ▪The Justice Department confirmed the deletion of press releases related to January 6 defendants from its website.
- ▪This decision is framed as an effort to eliminate partisan propaganda from the DOJ's online presence.
- ▪The announcement of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate individuals affected by what the DOJ calls 'weaponization' has drawn bipartisan criticism.
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- ▪ Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters — Reddit
- ▪ Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants — South China Morning Post
- ▪ Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants — AP News
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- ▪ Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants — World news | The Guardian
- ▪ Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants — ABC News — US
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Justice DepartmentJustice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 riotersThe Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00A review by NBC News found the vast majority of news releases pertaining to Jan. 6 defendants have been removed from the DOJ website. Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 22, 2026, 11:13 PM EDTBy Ryan J. Reilly and Kyla GuilfoilThe Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges against hundreds of individuals who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from its website, the department confirmed Friday.
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