Overview
- The Justice Department confirmed in late May that it removed hundreds of news releases about Jan. 6 prosecutions from its public website and described the material as "partisan propaganda."
- Federal prosecutors last month asked an appeals court to vacate seditious‑conspiracy convictions for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members, the court granted vacatur, and the DOJ has moved to dismiss those cases.
- The department announced a $1.776 billion "anti‑weaponization" fund intended to compensate people who say they were unjustly investigated, and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out eligibility for some Jan. 6 defendants.
- Reporters and independent archival searches found far fewer Jan. 6 records available online after the removals, and before‑and‑after captures preserved by newsrooms and the Internet Archive document the deletions.
- The actions build on President Trump’s January 2025 pardons and have prompted bipartisan criticism, proposed legislation to bar taxpayer payouts, and multiple lawsuits and congressional inquiries that could shape access to records and future payments.