Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case0

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• August 5, 2026

WASHINGTON — A federal judge decried efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group at the Trump administration’s request. The move Tuesday closes the book on the Jan. 6 cases that were