"The US Department of Justice has requested that a federal appeals judge overturn convictions for members of far-right groups Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who were previously found guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the violent siege of the US capitol in 2021."
"The filings represent the latest move the Trump administration has made to absolve the January 6 rioters, a group composed largely of the president's supporters who stormed the US capitol in a desperate attempt to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 election victory over Trump."
"The move to abandon the convictions represented a stunning reversal from the Biden administration, which hailed the guilty verdicts as a crucial victory in its bid to hold accountable those responsible for what prosecutors described as an attack on the heart of American democracy."
The US Department of Justice has requested a federal appeals judge to overturn the convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members for seditious conspiracy related to the Capitol riot. Jeanine Pirro signed motions to vacate convictions for leaders Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Stewart Rhodes. This action follows the Trump administration's efforts to absolve January 6 rioters, many of whom were sentenced for obstructing the transfer of power. The Biden administration previously celebrated these convictions as a victory for accountability in response to the attack on democracy.
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