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

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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,…