The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed a database that tracked misconduct by federal law enforcement officers.
The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database was taken down in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump, the DOJ said in a website notice.
The notice said the database was no longer active and was being decommissioned.
It’s not clear when exactly the database was taken down. Archived versions of the database show it was active in late January.
The DOJ did not respond to a request for comment.
Trump on Jan. 20 rescinded some previous orders, including a May 2022 order from then-President Joe Biden that established the database....
