Two of the defendants could still face trial on felony charges, while one defendant could face a single misdemeanor charge. But after a jury acquitted six defendants on all charges late last year, prosecutors decided to drop charges against 129 defendants. There are defendants still exposed to felony charges in connection with what the government alleged was a conspiracy to riot. It’s unclear at this point what the verdict means for the dozens of defendants still facing felony charges in connection with their Jan. 20 arrests. While D.C. voted overwhelmingly voted for Clinton in the 2016 election, two jurors said politics didn’t factor into the decision.

Source: Huffington Post June 07, 2018 19:36 UTC