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Judge who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushes back on Trump pardons: 'revisionist myth'

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22.01.2025

A federal judge who oversaw Jan. 6 cases pushed back against President Trump's sweeping pardons Wednesday, refusing to close two rioters' cases in a manner that would prevent charges from being filed again.

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote in in court filings for Proud Boys Nicholas Ochs and Nicholas DeCarlo that she would not dismiss their cases with prejudice — leaving the door open for charges to be filed against the men in the future.

Howell suggested that agreeing to do so, which would block charges from being filed again, would "let stand the revisionist myth" relayed in Trump's proclamation granting pardons to nearly all Jan. 6 defendants.

"The prosecutions in this case and others charging defendants for their criminal conduct at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, present no injustice, but instead reflect the diligent........

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