Some judges reject DOJ claim that Jan. 6 pardons apply to other crimes Some judges have deferred to prosecutors and erased charges or convictions stemming from cases discovered during the Jan. 6 investigation, but others refused.

Federal judges are rejecting DOJ efforts to broaden Trump’s January 6 pardons, halting a dangerous expansion of legal impunity.
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