POLITICSMay 23 · 14:23 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAssociated Press

Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants

The Trump administration's Department of Justice has removed news releases about criminal cases related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, labeling the information as 'partisan propaganda.' This action is seen as an effort to rewrite the historical record of the event, where Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to challenge the 2020 election results.

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