When We Let Political Violence Off the Hook, We All Pay Later
This week, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta did something he made clear he did not want to do. He dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and eight co-defendants — the last standing prosecution tied to January 6, 2021 — because the Justice Department itself asked him to. Rhodes had been […]
Blanche’s Nomination Just Became a Referendum on Who Gets Immunity
When two of Trump’s own Senate allies balk at his pick for attorney general, the story isn’t loyalty — it’s an $1.8 billion fund that could pay Jan. 6 defendants while everyone else foots the bill.