Justice Department asks court to vacate Jan. 6 convictions of 12 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members
The Facts
- The Justice Department filed motions Tuesday asking a federal appeals court to vacate the convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
- Most of the 12 defendants were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
- President Donald Trump previously granted broad clemency to Jan. 6 defendants but commuted, rather than fully pardoned, these Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members.
- Because their sentences were commuted instead of pardoned, these defendants were released from prison while their convictions remained in place.
- The filings were submitted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and were signed by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
- Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, is among the defendants whose conviction the Justice Department is seeking to vacate.
- If approved by the court, the request would erase some of the last and most serious remaining Jan. 6 convictions.
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Why were these convictions still in place after Trump's clemency actions?
Trump's clemency order fully pardoned many Jan. 6 defendants, but these 12 Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members received sentence commutations instead. That allowed them to leave prison while leaving their convictions on the record NYT,BBC,CBS News.
What court is handling the Justice Department's request?
The Justice Department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the convictions USA Today,NBC News,POLITICO.
What would happen if the court grants the motions?
Granting the motions would clear the convictions the government is targeting, removing some of the most serious remaining Jan. 6 guilty verdicts from the record CNN International,USA Today,CBC News.
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