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.

NBC Justice reporter Ryan Reilly joins Nicolle Wallace to discuss his new bombshell reporting that former Trump lawyer now spearheading a new Justice Department effort called the ‘Weaponization Working Group’ that is tasked with examining current and former prosecutors and FBI employees – seemingly over their involvement investigating January 6th – actually investigated cases involving the Capitol riot himself.

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.