Two separate developments out of Washington, D.C., and Texas landed Tuesday, May 27 – one closing out a months-long election cycle, the other raising questions about the federal government’s handling of records tied to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The Jan. 6 deletions
Trump’s Justice Department has deleted significant information from cases connected to the January 6 riot, according to NPR. The scope of what was removed and the reason for the deletions were not detailed in the available reporting, and DOJ has not publicly explained the move. Those cases had already drawn years of legal and political scrutiny before the deletions came to light.
What happens next with the affected case records isn’t clear.
Texas results
On the election side, the Texas primary runoffs wrapped up and the state’s major November matchups are now locked in. NPR reported the contests concluded without specifying individual race outcomes in the available summary. The runoffs had determined which candidates from competitive primaries would advance to the general election.
NPR hadn’t published a full breakdown of specific race results in the version of the report available as of Tuesday, May 27.
Reporting by NPR. Read the original report.
