Extremists Links: Judge Grants Dismissal of Capitol Riot Charges Against Oath Keepers

Federal judge dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers and several other key members, and 'blasted the Justice Department’s request for a dismissal in the case.'

Members of the Oath Keepers, the far right extremist militia group, stand among supporters of President Donald Trump during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. (Image: Jim Bourg / Reuters)

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White Supremacists, Militias, and Far Right Authoritarian Movements

• US judge grants DOJ request to dismiss January 6 cases against Oath Keepers [Reuters]

• Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers [The New York Times]

• Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot [NPR]

• Judge criticizes Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case [The Tribune-Democrat]

• Judge Torches Trump’s DOJ Goons in Scathing Ruling [The Daily Beast]

• Has a US court just set the grounds for another January 6 insurrection? [Al Jazeera]

• Inside a Mass Shooter’s Harrowing History With ChatGPT [Mother Jones]

• Man who killed top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband makes first state court appearance [Associated Press]

• Inside the 'white-only' community where founder fights to preserve 'European identity' [Express]

• Trump defends massive settlement for ‘great American Patriots’ of Jan. 6, attacks GOP senators [States Newsroom]

• What’s Really Behind the Far Right’s Obsession with South Africa? [Inkstick Media]

• Funny Fascism: how Trump launders the unthinkable through jokes and memes [Canary]