The Department of Justice in April acted to vacate the convictions of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and others in the seditious conspiracy case, who had their sentences commuted but did not receive pardons. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, who oversaw the Oath Keepers' trials, criticized the department's move, writing in his ruling that the government "asks to absolve these Defendants of crimes against the United States itself." "This is the last of the prosecutions seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the events of Jan. 6. Juries in the nation's capital convicted Oath Keepers leaders and members of another group, the Proud Boys, of orchestrating violent plots to stop the peaceful transfer of power after Trump's 2020 election loss to Biden. Most of the Jan. 6 defendants were granted "full, complete and unconditional" pardons, while Rhodes and other defendants in the seditious conspiracy cases only had their sentences commuted.