{"id":126470,"date":"2026-05-24T09:40:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=126470"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T04:40:36","slug":"records-of-charges-against-us-capitol-rioters-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/126470\/","title":{"rendered":"Records of charges against US Capitol rioters removed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON(National Times)- The US Justice Department has removed from its website hundreds of press releases detailing criminal charges brought against individuals involved in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1600196\">Jan 6, 2021<\/a>\u00a0attack on the US Congress, according to media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jan 6 attack happened after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was stolen from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of Trump supporters marched to the Capitol building while Congress was meeting to officially confirm Biden\u2019s victory. Rioters broke through police barriers, smashed windows and entered the building. Lawmakers were forced to hide or flee. Several people died and many police officers were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the attack, the Justice Department carried out one of the biggest investigations in US history. More than 1,500 people were charged with crimes. Hundreds were sent to prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, the Justice Department confirmed that many press releases about those cases had been removed from its website. \u201cNothing \u2018quiet\u2019 about it,\u201d the department\u2019s Rapid Response account said on X. \u201cWe are proud to reverse the DOJ\u2019s weaponisation under the Biden administration,\u201d the post added. It also said the department wanted to remove what it called \u201cpartisan propaganda\u201d from the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement came after Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield said the Trump administration was quietly deleting information about the Capitol attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News later reported that most Jan 6-related press rele\u00adases had disappeared from the Justice Department website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since returning to office this year, President Trump has taken several steps related to the Jan 6 cases. On his first day back in the White House, he gave pardons to many people charged over the riot. His administration also removed several Justice Department officials and FBI agents linked to the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, the Justice Department announced a new $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponisation\u201d fund. 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