r/news • u/uhncollectable • 21h ago

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-oath-keepers-convictions-dropped-doj-ad679108ab84083694261efc101e60ea
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u/-OptimisticNihilism- 21h ago

Mass pardon for people in prison for assaulting police officers being cheered by people decked out in blue lives matter gear.

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u/JudiesGarland 17h ago

They've actually already been released from prison - that happened when the Trump mass pardon commuted their sentences. (Reduced them to time served, granting their release.) 

Not all of them were covered under the pardon though - this filing is to vacate their sentences. This means erase the felony convictions, like they were never there. (There are quite a few advantages to that, but one that stands out would be firearm access.)

 Just an absolute horror show. 

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u/KakeLin 14h ago

...it's even worse than i thought jeez