Oath Keepers Jan. 6 dismissal

Judge Dismisses Jan. 6 Case Against Oath Keepers

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.