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4. ..Wise is now working as a "senior adviser" to a group tasked with unwinding a supposed "weaponization" of government un
Thu Aug 7, 2025, 03:22 PM
Aug 7

Geez, it gets worse!!

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan-6-rioter-kill-em-cops-trump-doj-1235403066/
........... Wise’s participation in the events of Jan. 6 has not been an impediment in gaining employment with the Trump Department of Justice. In fact, it may have been an asset. According to NPR, Wise is now working as a “senior adviser” to a group tasked with unwinding a supposed “weaponization” of government under President Joe Biden against “perceived political opponents,” which allegedly included “unethical prosecutions” of Jan. 6 defendants.

This position puts Wise under direction of Trump’s anti-weaponization czar, Ed Martin, who previously ran a non-profit that raised funds for myriad notorious and violent Jan. 6 criminals, as Rolling Stone reported in May. Martin, NPR reports, has since argued for “restitution” for Jan. 6 defendants, whom the government is obliged to “make whole.”

For its part, the Trump administration is making no apologies for hiring Wise. It told NPR that “Jared Wise is a valued member of the Justice Department and we appreciate his contributions to our team.”......................................

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