DOJ seeks to vacate January 6 convictions for 12 defendants
TL;DR
Trump’s DOJ asked a federal appeals court to vacate seditious-conspiracy and related convictions against 12 defendants tied to the January 6 riot; the defendants—members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys—had their sentences commuted by Trump on his first day back in office, while Trump pardoned more than 1,500 other Jan. 6 defendants.
Topics:nationpolitics#donald-trump#january-6#justice-department#oath-keepers#politics#seditious-conspiracy
- Trump’s DOJ wants to undo January 6 convictions vox.com
- Justice Department moves to dismiss Proud Boys and Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy convictions CNN
- US justice department seeks to throw out Capitol riot convictions BBC
- Judge Jeanine Scrambles to Kill Convictions Set to Embarrass Trump The Daily Beast
- Justice Dept. Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Convictions for Far-Right Extremists The New York Times
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