The DOJ Just Hired a Man Who Cheered for Cops to Be Killed
He called Capitol police “Nazis” and screamed “Kill ’em!” Now he’s working at the Department of Justice.
ADAM KINZINGER
AUG 07, 2025
Once upon a time—not long ago—the Department of Justice meant something. It stood as the last line of defense for a constitutional republic under assault. It was supposed to be the place where no man, no movement, no mob could rise above the law. It was where democracy showed its teeth against those who tried to replace it with violence.
But this week, the DOJ sent a different message. And that message was simple: If you try to overthrow democracy for the right person, we will protect you. If you scream for police officers to be killed in service of the right cause, we will reward you. If you choose the side of authoritarianism, the Department of Justice under Donald Trump will welcome you back with open arms.
Meet Jared Wise.
He’s not a cartoon villain. He’s not some unhinged guy in a fur hat. He’s not even your average MAGA rioter swept up in delusion and peer pressure. No—he was once a supervisory agent with the FBI. A man trained in law enforcement. A man who took an oath. A man who knew better.
And yet on January 6, 2021, Jared Wise stood in the middle of a violent mob and cheered as his fellow Americans—police officers—were beaten, brutalized, and overwhelmed. He screamed at those same officers, calling them Nazis. He shouted, “You are the Gestapo, you can’t see it?” And then, as if channeling every ounce of hatred and rage into a single command, he screamed, “Kill ’em! Kill ’em! Kill ’em!”
