US EditionJustice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Prosecutors said vacating the convictions would clear the record for 12 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders and end pending appeals.
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department asked the Columbia Circuit to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders, aiming to permanently dismiss their indictments.
- Following President Donald Trump's commutation of these leaders' sentences last January, Attorney Jeanine Pirro signed the filing, citing prosecutorial discretion to dismiss cases in the interests of justice.
- Democrats on Capitol Hill criticized the administration's rhetoric as a dangerous attempt to rewrite history, slamming the president for pardoning over 1,500 convicted rioters last year.
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Conservative News DailyTrump Admin Moves to Wipe Out the Last Remaining Convictions from January 6, Specifically Regarding Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
The Trump administration has begun the process of wiping away the convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who took part in the events of Jan. […] The post Trump Admin Moves to Wipe Out the Last Remaining Convictions from January 6, Specifically Regarding Proud Boys and Oath Keepers appeared first on The Western Journal.
Feds go to court to wipe away ‘seditious conspiracy’ convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link President Donald Trump answers questions from members of the media after the swearing-in ceremony for the Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) Federal prosecutors have gone to court again over the J6 protest-turned-riot
DOJ Petitions Court to Toss Convictions of Unpardoned Jan. 6 Defendants
The Justice Department is petitioning an appeals court to throw out the convictions of unpardoned defendants who were charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. “The United States has determined … that dismissal of this criminal case is in the interests of justice,” read a motion filed April 14 in the case of Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, and Jessica Watkins. All four defendants belonged to th…
DOJ moves to vacate Jan. 6 conviction for Proud Boys leader from Washington
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to erase the conviction of a prominent leader of the Proud Boys from Washington state for his actions during the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol.
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