The years-long saga of prosecuting the Jan. 6 attack effectively came to an end this week, when a judge dismissed a remaining indictment against Oath Keepers members already freed by President Trump . The big picture: Not only has Trump erased the legal consequences for many Jan. 6 defendants, but his administration has moved to rewrite the history of a deadly day — and oust federal employees who worked on related cases. Driving the news: Judges in recent weeks disposed of the final two cases accusing leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of orchestrating a plot to undermine the transfer of power. But the jurists were candid in saying that didn't mean they agreed with the administration. - Judge Amit Mehta acknowledged the…
A federal judge dismissed the last remaining Jan. 6 indictments after President Trump’s clemency order and a Justice Department request to end the case. The Hill’s Sophie Brams explains the unusually strong words in the judge's "reluctant" order. #january6th #january6 #january62021 #j6 #oathkeepers #judgeruling #presidenttrump #trump
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
Amit P. Mehta said he wanted "a different ending" to the ongoing saga to prosecute those who participated in the unruly protest, but he was bound by the law to dismiss the case.
While taking the last step in the legal process to wipe out penalties from the riot, the judge also criticized the Justice Department for undoing the most serious convictions.
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
The Department of Justice is reportedly asking a federal appeals court to throw out January 6-related convictions against members of the 'Proud Boys' and 'Oath Keepers.' #DOJ #ProudBoys #Jan6
The Department of Justice is reportedly asking a federal appeals court to throw out January 6-related convictions against members of the 'Proud Boys' and 'Oath Keepers.' #DOJ #ProudBoys #Jan6 About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV…
