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Federal prosecutors want to wipe out the seditious conspiracy convictions of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who helped plan the Jan. 6, 2021, riots and led the charge into the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
The request, made by U.S. Attorney Jeanine "Box of Wine" Pirro, will probably be granted because prosecutors have such broad discretion to pursue or drop criminal charges, even after convictions. Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers and a lead organizer behind the riots, is among those whose convictions Pirro is seeking to erase.
If Pirro’s request is approved by the courts, it will wipe out the last remaining convictions related to the Jan. 6 assault.
Now, let's compare and contrast this story from Ken Klippenstein. You read about Chamel Abdulkarim, the guy who burned down the Ontario CA warehouse where he worked? This is how the U.S. attorney addressed it:
US Attorney Essayli goes on to cast the arson attack as a sign of anti-capitalist sentiment, promising to “aggressively” pursue anyone who attacks capitalism — or “our way of life,” as he put it: