“Police guarding the U.S. Capitol against riots on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress certified the 2020 election results, were punched, shoved, dragged down steps and pulled into the crowd. Some officers were hit in the face with bear spray, struck with flagpoles or had their shields and batons used against them,” Bloomberg reports.“Now, dozens of people pardoned by President Donald Trump after convictions for assaulting or interfering with law enforcement that day are suing the U.S. government for millions of dollars, alleging mistreatment by prosecutors, federal agents and prison officials.”