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Violence & Death

2021 January

2021-01-06 When insurrectionists demolished the capitol some relieved themselves on desks like animals while others brutally attacked law enforcement officers. One officer died of a stroke 7 hours later. Multiple lawsuits were filed for damages and bodily harm, but Trump refunded penalties to the insurrectionists and attempted to build a slush fund in 2026 for them to receive payouts.

https://www.loc.gov/collections/january-6th-attack-on-the-us-capitol-web-archive/about-this-collection/#:~:text=On%20January%206%2C%202021%2C%20the,the%20attack%20and%20its%20aftermath

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/jan-6-panel-releases-final-report-alleges-trump-engaged-in-conspiracy-to-overturn-election

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2022/12/Report_FinalReport_Jan6SelectCommittee.pdf

2021-01-06 Jared Wise was caught on camera saying “kill ‘em all”. Trump later hired him on as a senior advisor to the DOJ.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/8/headlines/doj_hires_jan_6_rioter_who_encouraged_killing_police_officers

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/justice-department-hires-man-charged-jan-6/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/press-release/file/1585991/dl

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493197/doj-trump-jan-6-defendant-jared-wise-capitol-riot

2026

2026-04-14 The same DOJ that wants to fire people for speaking out about Charlie Kirk or deport people for protesting genocide MOVED TO VACATE the most serious J6 convictions by the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, making it as though these most severe crimes never even happened.

https://abcnews.com/Politics/doj-moves-vacate-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers/story?id=132042992

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/doj-moves-to-erase-seditious-conspiracy-convictions-of-oath-keepers-proud-boys-in-jan-6-cases

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-moves-dismiss-jan-6-convictions-proud-boys-oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5831248-justice-department-seeks-vacation-proud-boys-convictions/

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/15/g-s1-117473/justice-department-toss-seditious-conspiracy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/14/department-of-justice-looks-to-throw-out-convictions-related-to-jan-6/89615190007/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/january-6-convictions-overturn-doj-proud-boys-oath-keepers