联邦法官梅赫塔在特朗普政府要求下，驳回了针对极端组织誓言守卫者成员的煽动叛乱罪案件 [1]。特朗普政府司法部于4月要求撤销这些成员的定罪，其中涉及的人员只获得减刑但未获赦免 [1]。
法官梅赫塔在裁决中对司法部提出尖锐批评，表示"今天的尾声削弱了那一天的严重性，贬低了检察官和执法人员的工作，这些人获得了这些定罪，并为造成我们民主制度几个世纪以来的支柱——总统权力的和平交接——摇摇欲坠的犯罪行为开脱" [1]。誓言守卫者创始人斯图尔特·罗兹曾在2023年被判处18年监禁，随后在特朗普的减刑后于2025年1月被释放 [1]。
1月6日事件迄今已有超过1200人因相关犯罪被定罪，其中约200人认罪承认攻击执法人员 [1]。特朗普已下令司法部长寻求驳回约450起待决案件 [1]。
A federal judge has dismissed seditious conspiracy charges against members of the Oath Keepers militia group at the Trump administration's request, marking a significant end to major prosecutions stemming from the January 6 Capitol riot.[1] Judge Mehta, who issued the dismissal, expressed sharp criticism of the Justice Department's move, stating in his ruling that "today's denouement diminishes the seriousness of that day, denigrates the work of the prosecutors and law enforcement personnel who obtained these convictions, and provides a pardon for conduct that caused the pillars of our democratic system—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to teeter."[1]
The dismissal follows a pattern of reversals of January 6 convictions through presidential clemency. Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2023 but was released in January 2025 following Trump's commutations.[1] More broadly, over 1,200 individuals have been convicted of crimes related to January 6, with approximately 200 having pleaded guilty to attacking law enforcement officers.[1] The Trump administration's Justice Department requested in April that convictions be vacated for Oath Keepers members who received commutations but not pardons, and Trump has directed the attorney general to seek dismissal of approximately 450 additional pending cases related to the riot.[1]