Donald Trump’s Department of Justice wants to throw out the cases against members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who were convicted of treason-related charges and other crimes for their roles in the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
On his first day in office, the president issued “full pardons” for hundreds of people criminally charged in connection with the mob’s assault, and he commuted the sentences of several members of the two far-right groups to time served.
