DOJ, FBI sued on eve of Jan. 6 to 'shed light' on top officials' emails and texts about Trump pardons, 'abuse' of power

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4. American Oversight

There once was a watchdog well-schooled,
By FOIA it often has ruled.
On Jan Sixth’s fifth year,
It asked DOJ dear
What pardons and power had fueled.

American Oversight by name,
Filed suit in D.C. all the same.
They sought texts and emails,
Through bureaucratic trails,
To see who behind curtains played games.

They asked what top officials had said,
In messages typed late in bed,
On certs undermined,
And pardons designed
To soften the blows that were spread.

The filing declared with alarm,
This wasn’t procedural or warm:
It warned history’s scars
Were being revised in memos and bars,
To whitewash democracy’s harm.

For transparency’s sake, they insist,
No record should quietly be missed—
From rioters’ grace
To retribution’s trace,
They want power’s abuse on the list.