US Politics
A Judicial Lament: The Closing of the Book on January 6 Accountability
A federal judge dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the Oath Keepers, a final act following a series of pardons and commutations for January 6 defendants, which the judge decried as an effort to rewrite history and diminish the gravity of the attack on the Capitol. This judicial lament over the government's request to absolve crimes against the state itself marks a dark and grievous day for American democracy, one that excuses violent acts and betrays the rule of law.
