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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

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Multiple DOJ officials, including Ed Martin and Jonathan Gross, have promoted the idea of reparations for former Jan. 6 defendants.

One former Jan. 6 defendant, Jared Wise, was hired by the Trump DOJ. Wise called the police “Nazi” and “Gestapo” and urged rioters to “kill ‘em.”

In response to questions from Sen. Hirono, AG Bondi says she has not participated in discussions about setting up a “compensation fund” for former Jan. 6 defendants.

Bondi declined to answer whether she would approve such a fund.

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Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within' Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump on the next chapter of “American military legends and lore. That’s L-O-R-E”

Trump praises Dan Caine, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look' The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

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Screenshot of post on X from VA Secretary Doug Collins. The text reads: @ProPublica is an extreme liberal news outlet that will do anything to make the Trump Administration look bad. But this week, the far-left editors there reached a new low by sending @VernalColeman to stalk @DeptVetAffairs employees at their homes. This creepy behavior will discourage good people from coming to work at VA. @ProPublica, please do better and stop letting your hatred of the Trump Administration continue to warp your judgment.

It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.

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Last Letters: The Prison Correspondence, 1944-45 Tegel prison, Berlin, in the fall of 1944. Helmuth James von Moltke is awaiting trial for his leading role in the Kreisau Circle, one of the most important German resistance groups against the Nazis. ...

You may be interested in the clandestine letters von Moltke wrote to his wife Freya while in prison awaiting trial and then execution. A very moving moment-by-moment record of their resistance.

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These comments are in keeping with Trump's track record on far-right extremism, including g telling the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" in 2020; issuing mass pardons to Jan. 6 rioters, even the most violent; and hiring at DOJ a Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police.

Virginia man pardoned by Trump earlier this year arrested after vicious dog attack Newport News police arrest Robert Packer, pardoned for Jan. 6 involvement, after a dog attack injures four and seize six unlicensed puppies from his home.

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The man who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while wearing a "CAMP AUSCHWITZ" sweatshirt is facing new criminal charges.

The allegations against him stem from a dog biting incident, in which four people were hospitalized with injuries, per
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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

Vance denies the FBI is investigating John Bolton because he's a Trump critic Vance told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Friday that the FBI would be "careful" in its investigation.

JD Vance: "WE'RE in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation into John Bolton... WE are investigating Amb. Bolton..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Meet attorney Jonathan Gross.

He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.”

In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.

Not really that unusual for D.C. to go seven consecutive days w/o a homicide. Happened in May and March (16 days, actually), last September, last August, last April, last March, last January. Plenty of 6-day stretches in there too. No homicides between 7/12 and 7/19 this year.

Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

An NPR review of Gross’ social media and interviews found that he supported financial reparations for Jan. 6 defendants, posted conspiracy theories about the attack on the Capitol, and demanded “consequences” for Jan. 6 prosecutors.

Our story:

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Meet attorney Jonathan Gross.

He recently joined the Trump DOJ after representing multiple Jan. 6 defendants. He is now working with Ed Martin’s “Weaponization Working Group.”

In January, he compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.

Louisville mayor’s spokesperson lambasts local reporter The mayor’s spokesperson recently lashed out at a local reporter for asking questions. Press freedom experts say it’s part of a growing trend.

“It is reprehensible to hear (@mayorgreenberg.bsky.social)'s press secretary speaking with such contempt toward a reporter and attempting to bully him simply for asking questions,” the SPJ’s board said. “Intimidation of this kind undermines democracy and the public trust.”

Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye." n.pr/47DPvMb

Gross, who is now at DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, also compared Jan. 6 prosecutors with the notorious Nazi doctor Josef Mengele.

He called for reparations for Jan. 6 defendants, spread conspiracy theories about the attack, and demanded “consequences” for the prosecutors, NPR found.

Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

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A member of the Trump DOJ’s “Weaponization Working Group” is a lawyer who compared the Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust.

“These prosecutors are evil people," said Jonathan Gross. "They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."

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