One of the leading prosecutors of the January 6th protesters has resigned from the Department of Justice.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Rosen, who led the DOJ’s Capitol Siege Section, has taken up a post with a private law firm.
Rosen was one of the many prosecutors who worked tirelessly to harass, persecute and ultimately imprison around 1,500 individuals protesting the widespread fraud that tainted the 2020 presidential election.
“The message that [the pardons] send is that political violence towards a political goal is acceptable in a modern democratic society,” Rosen said.
“That, from my perspective, is anathema to a constitutional republic.”
NEW: Greg Rosen, former head of Capitol Siege section of Justice Dept, to @cbsnews about agency’s review of 5,000+ FBI employees who were part of Jan 6 investigation:
“The job.. it was not political. For any person to be treated poorly because of that.. is shocking” pic.twitter.com/korUn5y4ok
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) June 2, 2025