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The Department of Justice has removed news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, citing the information as 'partisan propaganda.'

PoliticsLegal IssuesMay 23, 2026score 0.553 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the Department of Justice removing news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, labeling the information as 'partisan propaganda.' This action is seen as an attempt by the Trump administration to rewrite the historical narrative of the event. The removal of such information raises concerns about transparency and accountability in the legal process.

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The Department of Justice has removed news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, citing the information as 'partisan propaganda.'
Parent: Government AccountabilityEntity: Department of JusticeImpact: negativeDate: May 23, 2026 - May 24, 2026Target: The Department of Justice's removal of news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.

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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. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/23/trump-justice-department-scrubs-website-january-6-defendants?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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“The US Dept of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, 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 admin to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the Capitol.” https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-capitol-riot-news-releases-purged-29c580044a9ed27b643c99feac9e2964#
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Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-capitol-riot-news-releases-purged-29c580044a9ed27b643c99feac9e2964 #HackerNews #JusticeDepartment #Jan6 #CapitolRiots #NewsReleases #Purged #Accountability
6 boosts · 0 favs · 2 replies · May 24, 2026
#hackernews#justicedepartment#jan6#capitolriots#newsreleases#purged