DOJ Officer Assault Charges Clash With Jan. 6 Pardons: The Brief

Sept. 5, 2025, 6:08 PM UTC

US PROSECUTORS are pursuing cases against people for assaulting or resisting federal officers in Washington after the White House-imposed summer takeover of city policing — in sharp contrast to the clemency grants or dismissal of similar counts in the assaults of more than 140 police officers during the 2021 Capitol riot, Justin Wise reports.

  • A Bloomberg Law analysis identified at least 20 federal court cases so far that contrast with President Donald Trump’s handling of Jan. 6 cases. After his election to a second term, Trump’s Justice Department ordered dismissals in more than 160 pending Jan. 6 cases — out ...

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