US judge grants DOJ request to dismiss January 6 cases against Oath Keepers
The department said the claims were filed after the FTCA deadline and lacked required signatures and documents, according to its court filing.
- The Justice Department moved to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by Jan. 6 defendants, arguing that the claims were filed after the statute of limitations had expired.
- The Justice Department said that the plaintiffs' claim forms were incomplete, lacking signatures and supporting documentation.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche rescinded a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of President Trump, but it does not bar restitution or payouts to convicted Jan. 6 rioters.
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Judge pained as he grants dismissal of Jan. 6 charges against Oath Keepers
A federal judge expressed deep regret on Tuesday as he granted a request by the Justice Department to throw out criminal charges against eight members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia who were charged with seditious conspiracy for the central role they played in the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The post Judge pained as he grants dismissal of Jan. 6 charges against Oath Keepers appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Judge blasts Trump’s DOJ as Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy convictions are erased
A judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department's request to dismiss cases against members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia who took part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
US judge grants DOJ's request to dismiss cases against far-right Oath Keepers for January 6 riots
The ruling from Washington-based US District Judge Amit Mehta tosses out convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members of the group who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Obama Judge Whines After Being Forced to Erase Oath Keepers Convictions as January 6 Prosecutions Finally Collapse
The last major January 6 cases just got wiped off the books, and an Obama-appointed judge is not happy about it. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the seditious conspiracy charges against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and seven other members of the group. The convictions are gone. The records are clean. The book is closed. Mehta had no real choice. After the D.C. Circuit vacated …
Judge slams Trump DOJ over 'head-scratching' defense for Jan. 6er: 'Has no place here'
A federal judge expressed confusion and surprise at the Department of Justice's defense for a convicted Jan. 6er.In a Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, called out the DOJ's defense of its move to clear a group of convicted January 6 rioters whose sentences President Donald Trump had commuted.Mehta granted the DOJ's request to dismiss the indictment against eight members of the Oat…
Judge Dismisses Oath Keepers Jan. 6 Case, Saying He Must Defer to Executive Branch
A federal judge dismissed the criminal case Tuesday against eight members of the Oath Keepers after the Justice Department sought to erase their convictions, saying he was required to defer to the executive branch despite believing the decision was not in the public interest. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the defendants’ convictions at the Justice Department’s request, prosecutors returned to the district court an…
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