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The Justice Department has systematically removed material related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

CensorshipHistoryPoliticsMay 30, 2026score 0.792 posts · 1 replies across 2 instances
The Justice Department is removing historical materials related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, prompting Lawfare to restore the deleted content. The posts highlight concerns about censorship and the preservation of historical records.

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The Justice Department has systematically removed material related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Parent: Government TransparencyEntity: Justice DepartmentImpact: negativeDate: May 30, 2026 - May 31, 2026Target: The Justice Department's removal of historical materials related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol
Lawfare has restored the vast majority of the material deleted by the Justice Department related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Parent: CensorshipEntity: LawfareImpact: positiveDate: May 30, 2026 - May 31, 2026Target: Lawfare's restoration of deleted materials related to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol

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"The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It." https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-erases-history--lawfare-restores-it "Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are…We have restored the vast bulk of what was deleted. We have also started to preemptively archive a raft of material that has not yet been deleted but probably will be, given its thematic relationship to the material that was 86ed." #Censorship #DefendResearch #Preservation #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
110 boosts · 2 favs · 4 replies · May 31, 2026
#censorship#defendresearch#preservation#takedowns#trump#trumpvresearch
@[email protected]
"Last week, the Justice Department began systematically removing material from its web sites regarding the many indictments and convictions related to the #January6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. At Lawfare, we have restored the vast bulk of what was deleted": https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-erases-history--lawfare-restores-it copy: @renewedresistance #politics #censorship #history
28 boosts · 0 favs · 1 replies · May 30, 2026
#january6th#politics#censorship#history