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Trump DOJ Moves to VACATE CONVICTIONS in SHOCK MOVE

2026-04-27 Entertainment
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Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the Trump administration's latest move to rewrite January 6th history. It's no longer enough that convicted Oath Keepers and Proud Boys members had their sentences commuted — now U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has filed a motion asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss all charges with prejudice against a dozen defendants, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy. Dismissal with prejudice means the convictions are wiped from their records entirely and can never be refiled. Brian and Shant walk through the distinction between commutation and pardon, and explain why this goes even further than both: it erases the fact that these people were ever convicted of conspiring to overthrow the United States government. Rhodes spent $20,000 on weapons before January 6th, directed Oath Keepers from restricted Capitol grounds, and staged armed operatives in Virginia hotels ready to storm the building. Pirro's own office — before she arrived — argued at trial that Rhodes was the head of "Donald Trump's army." Now that same office is asking the court to pretend it never happened. Brian and Shant note the irony that even Rhodes has since broken with Trump over the Iran war, appearing on Alex Jones's show to denounce it. The court is expected to grant the motion, as there is little precedent to block it. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@jameslawson6245 2026-04-27

I NEVER want to hear that Republicans are the Party of Law and Order... Ever again!

61 3 replies
@thegenialdecepticon5244 2026-04-27

He's trying to take 10 billion dollars from OUR IRS. Why is THIS surprising?

39 1 replies
@Gummy1-r6r 2026-04-27

Trump & GOP are trying to erase history across the board! Horrifying the damage they have & are continuing to do! Awful!

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@Rock-e8p 2026-04-27

The mob cover their tracks

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@liberatedwoman 2026-04-27

FOIA should get a copy of every conviction of insurrectionists and publish them on the intern for future employment purposes!

17 1 replies
@wanda2192 2026-04-27

Unbelievably Despicable!💙💙💙

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@ottilierung444 2026-04-27

Despicable!

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@fergu588 2026-04-27

If they are allowed to do this everyone who has a criminal charge should be discharged

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@kimzimmerman2492 2026-04-27

I really pray this does not succeed, what a heinous and despicable twist in our country’s history if this does come to pass I am not sure how we recover. Forever 💙💙💙

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@celticgrl2487 2026-04-27

Wiping criminals by a criminal. Such BS.

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