Soviet-style, protecting their comrades, attacking their political "enemies". -----Government Employee Violated Law on Jan. 6 but Wasn’t Prosecuted: Document Treasury Department worker lied to investigators, inspector general says.

The case was presented for prosecution to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, according to the document. That office declined on May 27, 2022, to prosecute the government employee. - Zachary Stieber

"...The employee admitted during an interview with the OIG to being near the Capitol but made a number of false claims, including that he did not witness any violence and did not do anything illegal, according to the OIG...