DOJ deletes January 6 prosecution press releases

Date

May 28, 2026

Kind

Records & transparency

Status

Still defying

Source

nbcnews.com ↗

Court or forum

DOJ; Federal Records Act

What happened

DOJ removed press releases announcing charges against January 6 defendants from its website; American Oversight warned that permanent erasure would violate the FRA regardless of the administration's view of the prosecutions.

Publisher

NBC News