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Stewart Rhodes, Founder of the Far-right Oath Keepers, and Other Key Members, After the Justice Department Dropped the Landmark Prosecution
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who had sentenced Rhodes to 18 years in prison, wrote in an Aug. 4 order that the dismissal diminishes the gravity of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement officers who secured these convictions, and excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle. Juries had convicted Rhodes and five others of attempting to overthrow the government using force during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Rhodes' lawyer, James Lee Bright, celebrated the dismissal on social media, writing that "Seditious Conspiracy should never have been charged" and calling it a "thought crime. Trump has continued to champion the rioters and proposed a $1.776 billion "anti-weaponization fund" for them, which met bipartisan resistance in Congress. The dismissal came as three former federal prosecutors urged the U.S. Senate not to advance Trump's judicial nominees who deny the violence of Jan.
6 or refuse to answer who won the 2020 election. White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis defended the nominees, saying they are "highly qualified" and went through a "rigorous vetting process. Former prosecutor Michael Romano said views about Jan.
6 should not be a political issue, while Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, criticized nominees for dodging questions about whether Trump lost the 2020 election. Former prosecutor Brendan Ballou called it "scary" to think about such jurists hearing future election disputes, saying, The danger that we face with these judicial nominees is that future court cases that will determine whether our democracy continues may be people who deny the reality of January 6th.
উৎস: NPR Politics