Ex-FBI Agent Charged in Capitol Riot Now Advises DOJ on ‘Weaponization’ Task Force — Where’s Accountability?

The Justice Department's latest move raises serious questions about accountability and ideological bias inside federal agencies. Jared Lane Wise, a former FBI supervisory agent who was charged with participating in the January 6 Capitol riot and openly encouraging violence against law enforcement, is now serving as an adviser to the DOJ’s “weaponization working group.” This task force, directed by Ed Martin Jr., investigates President Donald Trump’s claims that the Justice Department unfairly targets conservatives. Yet, placing a man who actively cheered on rioters storming the Capitol—shouting phrases like “Kill ’em!” and berating police officers as “Nazis” and “Gestapo”—to assist in...