Who Is Colleen Kollar-Kotelly? Federal Judge Rebukes Trump's J6 Pardons
U.S. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly rebuked President Donald Trump 's blanket pardons for those convicted of crimes during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in a new court filing. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email and Judge Kollar-Kotelly via the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for comment.
Judge rips on Trump's pardons as she dismisses Jan. 6 riot charges against Oklahoman
Misdemeanor case against Matthew Titus Allen of Castle, Oklahoma, was dismissed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C.
Trump's Jan. 6 pardons won't change the 'truth', judge says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's mass pardons for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol “will not change the truth of what happened” in the nation's capital four years ago, a federal judge wrote Wednesday as she dismissed one of nearly 1,600 cases stemming from the attack by a mob of Trump supporters.
A "revisionist myth": Judges lambast Trump's pardons and dismissal of cases against Jan. 6 defendants
Federal prosecutors have asked federal judges in Washington to dismiss pending indictments against defendants charged as a result of conduct on Jan. 6, 2021.
Judges in Washington Push Back on Trump’s Reprieve of Jan. 6 Defendants
While dismissing cases, judges who have overseen the prosecutions made clear that the orders did nothing to change the reality of the attack on the Capitol.
DC judges reluctantly OK dropping Jan. 6 cases after Trump clemency: ‘No pardon can change the tragic truth of what happened’
Three federal judges in Washington DC reluctantly dropped the cases of several Jan. 6 rioters who were among the 1,500 protesters President Trump pardoned.
DC judges slam Trump pardons as 'revisionist myth,' 'will not change the truth' of Jan. 6
In the days since President Donald Trump handed down pardons and commutations for the more than 1,500 of his supporters who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, federal judges in the U.S.
DC judges bash Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons using evocative rhetoric
D.C. judges blasted Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, denouncing rioters as "poor losers" and warning against whitewashing the violence and chaos of that day.
'Will not change the truth': Federal judge who oversaw J6 trials rips into Trump's pardons
A federal judge who oversaw several trials for January 6 rioters has a furious response to President Donald Trump's decision pardoning 1,500 people who stormed the Capitol, Politico reported on Wednesday.
Trump’s election interference judge says his Jan 6 pardons can’t ‘whitewash blood, feces, and terror’
District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s federal election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, wrote that Trump’s pardons “cannot whitewash the blood, feces, and terror that the mob left in its wake.”
Trump pardons anti-abortion defendants who blocked clinic entrances
Trump pardoned nearly two dozen anti-abortion protesters who were charged with FACE Act violations, marking the latest in a ...
‘Cannot whitewash the blood’: Trump Jan. 6 judge hammers president’s decision to absolve Capitol rioters
A federal judge this week had choice words after Donald Trump's sweeping pardon freeing all the rioters charged for the ...