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Justice Department Moves to Toss Seditious Conspiracy Convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
The request would erase convictions for leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, and restore gun rights if federal judges approve.
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions for leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers extremist groups who previously received commutations rather than full pardons from President Trump.
- Previously, prosecutors viewed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack as a historic threat to democracy, but the Trump administration now claims the dismissal serves the interests of justice.
- Targets of the filing include Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, sentenced to 18 years in prison, and Proud Boy Zachary Rehl, who received 15 years for their roles in the Capitol attack.
- While defendants like Rehl celebrated the move, former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone denounced it, stating, "They planned, incited and carried out an insurrection."
- Critics like Greg Rosen, who led the Capitol Siege unit prosecuting more than 1,500 Jan. 6-related cases, labeled the move a "sad and selfish reminder" that constitutional due process no longer appears to matter.
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