... We know that several participants in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol have been rewarded with high-ranking positions in the Department of Justice (DOJ).
However, it remains unclear how many more have been invited to join the ranks of this Administration, including among the masked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents and officers that have dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, shot, and killed citizens and non-citizens alike in communities across the country.
On January 6, 2021, Jared Wise, then a former Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), stormed his way into the Capitol Building. As he did so, he taunted and threated police officers defending the building and the ones inside, screaming: "You guys are disgusting. I'm former -- I'm former law enforcement. You're disgusting. You are the Nazi. You are the Gestapo. You can"t see it. ... Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you!" Mr. Wise goaded and cheered on other rioters who were beating police officers, repeatedly chanting: "Yeah, ---- them! Yeah, kill 'em!"1
Mr. Wise has never expressed remorse or contrition for his criminal actions.
When President Trump issued his blanket pardon for January 6th rioters, Mr. Wise escaped accountability for two pending felony charges, civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers, as well as four other offenses, including unlawfully entering the Capitol.2
All these charges were dismissed when President Trump pardoned Mr. Wise and nearly 1,600 other rioters, including hundreds of cop beaters, on his first day in office.
Today, Mr. Wise serves as senior adviser in the office of the Deputy Attorney General, alongside another January 6th participant, Ed Martin, the U.S. Pardon Attorney and head of the DOJ Weaponization Working Group.3
A J6 enthusiast and defense counsel, Mr. Martin live-tweeted from the insurrection, likening the bloody mayhem to "Mardi Gras in DC."4
Together, Mr. Wise and Mr. Martin have led this Administration's efforts to fire, demote, and harass the dedicated career prosecutors, FBI agents, and support personnel who did their professional and civic duty holding to account the persons who committed crimes on January 6th. ...
