Justice Department Erases Jan. 6 References, Punishes Prosecutors: A Dangerous Rewrite of History

The Justice Department’s decision to strip all mentions of the January 6, 2021 attack from official court documents—and subsequently discipline prosecutors who included those references—is more than an administrative adjustment; it is a deliberate erasure of a pivotal moment in American history that threatens national security and justice. Why Is the DOJ Whitewashing the Capitol Attack? This recent incident involved two federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia, who were abruptly locked out of their government devices and placed on leave after filing a sentencing memorandum describing Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol as a...