The Washington Post Breaking News - October 29, 2025 - Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as a ‘riot’

 

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Two U.S. prosecutors suspended after describing Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as a ‘riot’ in court document The Justice Department has placed two federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed a document in court that referred to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” two people familiar with the matter said. Read more