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Trump DOJ scrubs Jan 6 defendant news releases, calls them propaganda

The Trump administration has removed news releases concerning January 6th defendants from the Justice Department website, labeling them as "partisan propaganda." This action is part of an effort to reframe the narrative surrounding the Capitol riot. The administration also announced a fund to compensate individuals who believe they were unfairly investigated or prosecuted, a move that has drawn bipartisan criticism. AI

RANK_REASON The action involves a government department's decision to remove official records related to a significant political event and its defendants, impacting public historical record and potentially policy. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Trump DOJ scrubs Jan 6 defendant news releases, calls them propaganda

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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, convi…