DOJ Seeks to Void Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions

Were the Jan. 6 pardons a necessary correction of a weaponized justice system or a shameful reward for brutal violence?

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DOJ Seeks to Void Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions

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Above: The U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Image credit: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

Pardoning 800 convicted rioters — many guilty of felony assault on officers with axes, bats and Tasers — isn't justice, it's a desecration of it. Officers were beaten bloody, suffered brain injuries and died defending the Capitol, and letting those convictions vanish rewards brutality while punishing duty.

Chris Coons on X The New York Times

Right narrative

The Jan. 6 prosecutions were a politically rigged circus from the start — biased venue, activist judges and charges the Supreme Court later struck down as unconstitutional overreach. A blanket pardon isn't excusing bad behavior; it's correcting a justice system that was weaponized to make political examples.

DOJ Seeks to Void Jan. 6 Sedition Convictions

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