Ex-FBI agent charged in Capitol riot now works on Justice Department’s ‘weaponization’ task force

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI agent who was charged with joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and cheering on rioters is now working as an adviser to the Justice Department official overseeing its “weaponization working group,” which is examining President Donald Trump’s claims of anti-conservative bias inside the department.

Ex-FBI agent charged in Capitol riot now works on Justice Department's 'weaponization' task force

A former FBI agent who was charged with joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and cheering on rioters is now working as an adviser to the Justice Department official overseeing its “weaponization working group.”

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.​

A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the Justice Department task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies.

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