DOJ Suspends Prosecutors for Describing Jan. 6 Attack as 'Mob of Rioters'
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The DOJ placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they referred to Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by Trump as a 'mob of rioters' in a sentencing memo, amid ongoing investigations into their conduct and the broader implications of the pardons.
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- DOJ puts 2 federal prosecutors on leave after they described 'mob of rioters' on Jan. 6 NBC News
- 2 federal prosecutors placed on leave after describing January 6 attack as ‘a mob of rioters’ in court document CNN
- DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said 'mob' of 'rioters' carried out Jan. 6 attack ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack as carried out by a ‘mob’ The Washington Post
- Prosecutors Who Called Jan. 6 Attackers a ‘Mob of Rioters’ on Are Punished The New York Times
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