The acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot worked on Jan. 6 cases himself.

The disconnect between Emil Bove's aggressive stance at the time to hold rioters accountable — and his current hostility toward the Jan. 6 probe — has troubled some former colleagues.

A coalition of House Democrats is calling for an investigation into two top Justice Department officials, arguing they violated the code of conduct in taking actions on cases in which they were

One of the officials leading the hunt for prosecutors involved in investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol previously oversaw some of the cases himself. In a report published Tuesday, retired FBI official Christopher O’Leary told SpyTalk’s Michael Isikoff the development was “outrageous.