A former FBI agent accused of egging on rioters to attack police during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol is now serving in the Justice Department as part of the so-called " Weaponization Working Group ," sources familiar with the appointment confirmed to ABC News.

The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization committee.

The Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, has abruptly fired at least three federal prosecutors involved in cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to multiple reports.

The Justice Department has fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Among those dismissed were two attorneys who supervised Jan. 6 prosecutions in Washington and a line attorney who prosecuted cases originating from the riot.

The Trump administration terminated at least three attorneys Friday who led prosecutions into Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants, three people familiar with the moves said.

A federal jury on Monday ordered a man who was charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to pay $500,000 to the family of a D.C. police officer who was assaulted during the riot and later killed himself.

A federal jury held David Walls-Kaufman liable for assaulting police officer Jeffrey Smith during the U.S. Capitol riot and ordered him to pay damages to widow Erin Smith.

Trump’s pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters led to worries about actions being taken against attorneys involved in the massive prosecution.