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Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecutions “partisan propaganda”. The purge of news releases documenting criminal charges, convictions and sentenci...

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CenterTrump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants

South China Morning Post · Center · News report

Right / center-rightJustice Department removes data on Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from website

The Washington Times · Center-right · News report

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South China Morning PostNews report · May 24, 8:09 PM

Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants

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The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021, riot, calling the information about the prosecu...

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The Washington TimesNews report · May 24, 2:23 PM

Justice Department removes data on Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from website

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The Department of Justice has removed information about Biden-era prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters from its website, calling the details of criminal indictments and convictions "partisan prop...

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May 24, 2:23 PM: The Washington Times joined the source map.

May 24, 8:09 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.

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