The Trump administration is escalating its effort to recast the public narrative surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot, with the Department of Justice now removing online records of prosecutions tied to the attack and dismissing them as political messaging pushed by the Biden administration.

The DOJ confirmed that it has deleted numerous press releases detailing arrests, convictions, guilty pleas, and sentencing announcements connected to the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol, where hundreds of Trump supporters entered the building in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

The move comes as President Donald Trump continues sweeping actions aimed at undoing the legal consequences faced by those charged in the Capitol unrest. On his first day back in the White House in January 2025, Trump issued pardons, commuted prison terms, or pledged to terminate the prosecutions of all more than 1,500 individuals charged in connection with the riot — including defendants convicted of violently assaulting police officers using objects such as flagpoles, crutches, and even a hockey stick.

The administration took another controversial step Monday when the Justice Department unveiled a new $1.776 billion compensation fund intended for Trump supporters and allies who claim they were unfairly targeted by federal investigations and prosecutions. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has declined to rule out the possibility that even rioters convicted of violent crimes could qualify for compensation, triggering criticism from lawmakers in both parties.

Questions about the disappearing records erupted after a journalist wrote Friday on X that the DOJ was “quietly” erasing Jan. 6-related case announcements from its website. Among the deleted items was a release involving a Texas defendant who admitted to assault charges connected to January 6 and separately faced state allegations involving solicitation of a minor.

The department quickly fired back through its official “rapid response” account, insisting the removals were intentional and public.

“We are proud to reverse the DOJ’s weaponization under the Biden administration. We will do everything in our power to make whole those who were persecuted for political purposes,” the post said. “This includes stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”

Also removed were announcements involving major seditious conspiracy prosecutions against members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, two organizations heavily tied to the Capitol breach.

Last month, the Justice Department formally requested that a federal appeals court throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions in those cases. The request went unchallenged and was approved Thursday. One day later, federal prosecutors moved to fully dismiss the prosecutions against the group members.

{Matzav.com}