At Trump DOJ's demand, judge reluctantly drops Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys
(Politico) It's over.
The Justice Department's most significant case stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — the seditious conspiracy convictions of high-ranking members of the far right Proud Boys — has officially been erased.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, who presided over the six-month trial that led to the jury convictions, reluctantly granted a Justice Department motion to drop the case on Friday, concluding that he had no power to second-guess prosecutors once they decided to abandon it.
"In light of fundamental separation of powers principles … the proper course here is for the Court simply to grant the motion in full," Kelly concluded, dismissing the case "with prejudice," which means a future Justice Department is barred from revisiting the charges.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-doj-demand-judge-reluctantly-015343424.html
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