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Oath Keepers Leader Asks Court to Dismiss January 6 Indictment

Oath Keepers Leader Asks Court to Dismiss January 6 Indictment
Members of the Oath Keepers are seen during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Jim Bourg/Reuters
Joseph M. Hanneman
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A Florida Oath Keepers leader charged with seditious conspiracy for alleged actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a motion to have the indictment against him dismissed, alleging selective prosecution compared to participants in the George Floyd riots and protests against the nominations of two U.S. Supreme Court justices.

Attorneys for Kelly Meggs of Dunnellon, Florida, filed the dismissal motion on July 12 in Washington before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta. The judge has ruled against most Oath Keepers’ motions filed in the case, including a recent request for a change of venue from Washington to Virginia.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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