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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.”
A US judge granted the Justice Department's request to dismiss a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers militia, vacating convictions including that of founder Stewart Rhodes. Judge Amit P. Mehta criticized the dismissal as "unearned grace" that wiped the defendants' records clean. Former prosecutors warned the move risks denying the violence of the 6 January 2021 Capitol attack.
NYTimes – US 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.”
NYTimes – US 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.”
NPR – Politics 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.
Ruling vacates convictions of founder Stewart Rhodes and other militia members who took part in 2021 Capitol attack A US judge on Tuesday granted the justice department’s bid to dismiss cases against members of the rightwing Oath Keepers militia who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol , according to a court filing. The ruling from Washington-based US district judge Amit Mehta tosses out convi…
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