Justice Department asks to toss convictions of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys
AP News
—
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol over five years ago.
Trump 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.
Tuesday's requests by the Justice Department would go a step further and erase the convictions for the extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
DOJ Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Convictions
-
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
ABC7 Los Angeles —
-
DOJ moves to erase seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys in Jan. 6 cases
PBS —
-
Justice Department moves to dismiss Proud Boys and Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy convictions
CNN —
-
Justice Dept. Moves to Vacate Jan. 6 Convictions for Far-Right Extremists
The New York Times —
-
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
NY Post —