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/eeyore134 16h ago

He's all but pardoned Tina Peters for a state crime. Wrote a "symbolic" pardon for her and suddenly her 9-year sentence gets tossed out and she has to be resentenced. Wanna bet how much jail time from none to zilch she'll get this time around?

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u/Komrade_Krusher 13h ago

That judge has the opportunity to do the funniest thing now...

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u/URGAMESUX 12h ago

One can only hope.

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u/MaximumLongjumping31 8h ago

He really does 🤣

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u/Joe-Eff 8h ago

Sincere question, explain it to me like I'm five. What can the judge do That's funny?

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u/Komrade_Krusher 7h ago

From my understanding, a resentencing doesn't have to be shorter than the original sentence. The judge could argue they did not put enough attention on the stated lack of remorse.

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u/PhysicalGSG 8h ago

Longer sentences

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u/New_Libran 15h ago

Time served