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Judge vacates convictions of 4 Proud Boys in Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
A federal judge dismissed the convictions of four Proud Boys members for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot after the Justice Department requested the dismissal. The judge criticized President Trump's views on the case as based on 'fiction' but agreed to vacate the convictions following an appeals court decision.
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