US EditionJustice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Prosecutors said vacating the convictions would let the government permanently dismiss indictments against leaders of the far-right groups.
- 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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Justice Department moves to dismiss Proud Boys and Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy convictions
The Justice Department moved to dismiss the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members Tuesday, undoing one of the Biden administration’s most celebrated victories against those who it said inspired the January 6, 2021, attack on American democracy.
DOJ moves to erase seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys in Jan. 6 cases
In court filings, prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the convictions so that the government can permanently dismiss the indictments.
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Justice Department moves to toss Oath Keepers, Proud Boys seditious conspiracy convictions
The request would erase the convictions for the extremist groups' leaders in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
DOJ moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
Donald Trump already commuted the prison sentences of several Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders last January in a sweeping act of clemency for all 1,500-plus defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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