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Demovictory9

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Wed Jul 2, 2025, 08:01 AM Jul 2

Trump's DOJ Adds Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter to Its Retribution Team, reviewing "politicized" actions against Trump [View all]

Trump’s DOJ Adds Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter to Its Retribution Team


https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-doj-adds-pardoned-jan-6-rioter-jared-wise-to-its-retribution-team/

Jared Wise, who was charged but later pardoned by Trump along with more than 1,500 others connected to the 2021 Capitol riot, will serve as a counselor to Ed Martin, director of the “Weaponization Working Group,” The New York Times reported.

The newly formed group, established by Attorney General Pam Bondi in February, was tasked with reviewing “politicized” actions against Trump but is seen as another example of the president using federal agencies for retribution against his political enemies.

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