Nearly two years after Jan 6, less than 1/3 of the rioters had been caught, fewer than 1/4 were sentenced, only about half of those went to jail, and the median jail time was 45 days. Is this how we deal with rioters, more than half of whom had prior arrest records, ties to extremist groups, wore combat gear and posted on social media their intentions to shoot, hang, and otherwise kill Police and elected officials? Treason was repaid with leniency in a serious miscarriage of justice revealing the inner workings of the Justice Department. This research looks at the rioters, the Attorney General, the DOJ prosecutors, and the Judges in details unavailable elsewhere.

Comprehensive and detailed data on the treatment of the Jan 6 rioters is compared with federal norms as well as BLM arrest records. Differential treatment of males vs. females and Whites vs. non-Whites is examined. Judge's rulings are evaluated to identify those Judges who rejected DOJ recommendations in favor of more lenient penalties, and the influence of political appointments, age, race, and gender of the Judges is examined for patterns. Judges' words and actions are compared to reveal who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk. Judges' errors are computed in matching defendants' needs with their assigned special conditions of probation. The behavior of the Attorney General and the DOJ prosecutors are examined to find the influences upon the Judges' rulings. Finally, after reviewing the extensive data, conclusions and projections are offered so that future events like Jan 6 do not happen again.