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Top Jan. 6 Prosecutor Greg Rosen Quits Justice Department Over Trump Pardons

Rosen says the pardons send a “terrible message” that political violence is acceptable following a flawless 100 percent conviction record

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Greg Rosen, former chief of the Capitol Siege Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
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Overview

  • Greg Rosen stepped down as chief of the Justice Department’s Capitol Siege Section last week and joined Rogers Joseph O’Donnell law firm in Washington, D.C.
  • He condemned President Trump’s mass pardon of about 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters as undermining accountability and endorsing political violence.
  • Rosen noted that every jury trial for Capitol riot defendants resulted in convictions due to overwhelming video and witness evidence.
  • He criticized the demotion or firing of career prosecutors handling Jan. 6 cases as an attack on departmental independence and readiness.
  • Rosen warned that talks of settlements for riot defendants and pressure on law firms could chill legal representation and weaken judicial safeguards.