Jan. 6 judge lambasts idea of Trump granting pardon to seditious conspiracist Stewart Rhodes
Source: Law & Crime
Dec 18th, 2024, 5:51 pm
A U.S. District judge on Wednesday made his feelings clear about the possibility of President-elect Donald Trump granting a pardon to one of the architects of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who sentenced Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison after the Oath Keeper founder was found guilty of seditious conspiracy, made the comments while sentencing one of Rhodes’ allies for his role in Jan. 6, Politico reports.
“The notion that Stewart Rhodes could be absolved is frightening and ought to be frightening to anyone who cares about democracy in this country,” the judge reportedly said.
Metha, a Barack Obama appointee, sentenced 44-year-old William Todd Wilson to a year of home detention and three years probation after he pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy, according to The Washington Post. Trump has said as early as his “first day” in office, that he plans on pardoning all those who took part in the riot, although he hasn’t yet laid out any specific plans to do so. As president, he can pardon anyone charged with a federal crime.
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Full headline: ‘Frightening to anyone who cares about democracy’: Jan. 6 judge lambasts idea of Trump granting pardon to seditious conspiracist Stewart Rhodes
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