# Judge ‘reluctantly’ approves DOJ request to drop Jan. 6 charges against Oath Keepers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-reluctantly-approves-doj-request-to-drop-jan-6-charges-against-oath-keepers/
- Published: 2026-08-05T14:13:37+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6010410-jan-6-oath-keepers-doj-trump/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Politics

## Summary

A federal judge “reluctantly” agreed on Tuesday to drop criminal charges against eight members of the right-wing extremist Oath Keepers group who were convicted for their participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. D.C.-based Judge Amit Mehta granted the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss indictments against the militia group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes,...

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