A federal judge slammed the Justice Department as he "reluctantly" dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against leaders and members of the Oath Keepers in the final January 6 US Capitol riot case. "This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of January 6," Judge Amit Mehta wrote in his order dismissing cases against nine people in which he recounted the events of that day. Advertisement AdvertisementThe end was heralded first by President Donald Trump's commutations and pardons of all those involved in the January 6, 2021, attack, one of the first acts of his second term, followed only by Trump's Justice Department asking that the seditious conspiracy case be dismissed. "The government thus asks to absolve these Defendants of crimes against the United States itself," Mehta wrote. In writing about the Justice Department's motion to toss the case, Mehta wrote "this court does strongly disagree."